Syria and World Bank advance recovery trust-fund framework

Talks in Bangkok covered governance and priorities for the planned START fund.

Syria and World Bank advance recovery trust-fund framework

Talks in Bangkok covered governance and priorities for the planned START fund.

SANA reported October 18 that Syria’s finance minister and central bank governor met a World Bank delegation in Bangkok to finalize frameworks for the Syria Recovery and Reconstruction Trust Fund. Discussions covered national ownership, governance, reporting and financing for infrastructure and essential services; the article described work to establish the fund, not disbursements.

Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)