The World Bank on Tuesday agreed a US$600 million loan and grant to Ethiopia to finance roads and other infrastructure projects in urban areas.
The Washington-based bank said the funds would “help strengthen the capacity and performance of local urban governments, expand sustainable urban infrastructure and services, as well as promote local economic development”.
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Ethiopia has an urban population that grows by 3.8 per cent averagely each year, one of the fastest rates in sub-Saharan Africa. The World Bank says this can present challenges to infrastructure, service delivery and jobs.
“To successfully manage urbanisation … cities are likely to require fiscal transfers for the foreseeable future. This programme will help cities to realise their revenue potential,” World Bank’s team leader for the project , Abebaw Alemayehu, said in a statement.
The programme will also support projects in 73 towns across the country and benefit more than 6.6 million people, he said.
Under a 2015-2020 development plan, Ethiopia plans to set up less than 10,000 “rural development centres” in a bid to ease the influx of people to its capital Addis Ababa.
Earlier this month, the World Bank also approved a $375 million loan to Ethiopia to fund a national electrification project.
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The Washington-based bank said the funds would “help strengthen the capacity and performance of local urban governments, expand sustainable urban infrastructure and services, as well as promote local economic development”.
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Ethiopia has an urban population that grows by 3.8 per cent averagely each year, one of the fastest rates in sub-Saharan Africa. The World Bank says this can present challenges to infrastructure, service delivery and jobs.
“To successfully manage urbanisation … cities are likely to require fiscal transfers for the foreseeable future. This programme will help cities to realise their revenue potential,” World Bank’s team leader for the project , Abebaw Alemayehu, said in a statement.
The programme will also support projects in 73 towns across the country and benefit more than 6.6 million people, he said.
Under a 2015-2020 development plan, Ethiopia plans to set up less than 10,000 “rural development centres” in a bid to ease the influx of people to its capital Addis Ababa.
Earlier this month, the World Bank also approved a $375 million loan to Ethiopia to fund a national electrification project.
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