World Bank Delegation Urges Lebanon to Adopt Electricity Plan ASAP
Prime Minister Najib Miqati chaired Thursday a meeting with a delegation from the World Bank headed by the World Bank Regional Director in the Middle East Saroj Kumar Jha.
"We want Lebanon to adopt an electricity plan as soon as possible," the regional director said, stressing that "it is a prerequisite for securing funds for the electricity sector from the World Bank."
The conferees discussed the technical assistance that the Bank can provide to Lebanon in the financial and banking sectors and also in the infrastructure.
Kumar Jha said, after the meeting, that the World Bank delegation's mission is to see how the Lebanese economy works, and to prepare a plan for financial recovery.
"The delegation also aims to develop other reforms in the electricity and water sectors," Kumar Jha added.
Source: Naharnet
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