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World Bank Pledges 490(M) US Dollars to Support Liberia’s Development Drive

by Jonathan O. Grigsby, Sr
written by Jonathan O. Grigsby, Sr

MONROVIA, LIBERIA-The World Bank has pledged to provide 490 million US dollars to support Liberia’s development drive.

According to Deputy Information Minister for Press and Public Affairs, Daniel Sando, the funding from the World Bank is a major boost to the development agenda.

Minister Sando indicated that the fund will be used in the areas of education, energy, and Agro-businesses, among others.

He disclosed that this support to Liberia’s national development goal is through the upcoming Country Partnership Framework.

Minister Sando said:” The World Bank pledged at the ongoing Spring Meeting in the U.S,. being attended by Liberia’s Finance Minister, Augustine Ngafuan.

Jonathan O. Grigsby, Sr. a Liberian Journalist, currently employed with the Liberia Broadcasting System (LBS) and have worked at the entity for more than ten years. Over the years, he has been covering National and Local Elections in Liberia conducted by the National Elections Commission (NEC). He reports on various diplomatic missions accredited near Monrovia, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), and reported also on the Ebola outbreak in the country also provide coverage on Local and International NGOs and Civil Society Organizations. He is currently, a senior student at the African United Methodist Episcopal United (AMEU), reading Sociology and Mass Communication.

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