AMMAN — Jordan and
Germany on Tuesday signed the first phase of a 50 million euro soft loan agreement, to be
granted through the
German Development Bank (KfW), to finance a project to
build new public schools
as part of the government economic priority program for 2021-2023,
according to a
Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation statement.
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The project, to be implemented by the education and public works
ministries, aims to improve educational infrastructure and the quality of
elementary education in the Kingdom through building, expanding and preparing
new public schools, said the statement.
Minister Nasser Shraideh and Mark Schwiete, KfW country director
Jordan, signed the agreement; present at the signing ceremony was German
Ambassador to the Kingdom Bernhard Kampmann.
Shraideh expressed appreciation for the German assistance to the
Kingdom, which has contributed to the implementation of several priority
development projects, mainly in the water, education, and technical and
vocational training sectors, as well as granting aid to help face the
repercussions of the pandemic.
The minister said that this assistance reflects Germany’s
understanding of the challenges facing the Jordanian economy and its readiness
to stand by Jordan as a trusted partner through its commitment to providing
financial and technical aid.
At the annual
Jordanian-German discussions on development
cooperation for 2021, whose minutes were signed in October, the German
government pledged to offer 483.69 million euro in new development
assistance to Jordan.
The amount, comprising grants, technical aid and soft loans, will
be disbursed to fund priority development projects in the education, water,
sanitation, vocational training and technical education fields.
Kampmann stressed the “deep-rooted” ties with Jordan and expressed
his country’s readiness to continue supporting the Kingdom, mainly in priority
sectors, and to help Jordan overcome the repercussions of the Syrian crisis
through several initiatives to empower host communities.
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