Saif values EBRD’s financial and technical assistance to Jordan

AMMAN — Planning and International Cooperation Minister Ibrahim Saif, Jordan’s governor at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), recently participated in the 23rd annual meeting of EBRD governors which was held in Warsaw. In an address titled “Changing Economies towards Changing Life”, Saif expressed Jordan’s appreciation for EBRD’s efforts in enabling southern and eastern Mediterranean countries, including the Kingdom, to get financial and technical assistance. EBRD’s support includes developing small- medium-and micro-sized enterprises, infrastructure, energy and water. On the sidelines of the meeting, Saif held a meeting with EBRD President Suma Chakrabarti and other senior officials. Chakrabarti said he would visit the Kingdom in September, noting that EBRD is currently developing a strategy to help Jordan.