January 21, 2012
The Asia Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday signed a US$24.8 million support agreement to foster Vietnam’s "inclusive growth" and thus aid further poverty reduction in the country, the bank said in a press release. Through the support agreement, ADB will provide parallel financing to the Poverty Reduction Support Credit framework supported by a number of development [...]
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January 16, 2012
The World Bank agreed Thursday to lend US$ 973.5 million to Vietnam for three poverty reduction and infrastructure projects. The projects are the $613.5-million Da Nang – Quang Ngai Expressway, $210-million Medium Cities Development project, and the $150-million 10th Poverty Reduction Support Credit. “It is the first time that the World Bank is financing an [...]
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July 4, 2011
The European Delegation said it will support Vietnam's poverty reduction efforts. The European Delegation to Vietnam has announced a total of 29 million euros (US$41 million) in grants to support poverty reduction efforts in Vietnam. Of this grant, 17 million euros will be used as the final installment of the European Poverty Reduction Support Program, a [...]
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May 3, 2011
A bridge in the mountainous province of Lao Cai built under a government program to reduce poverty The World Bank said it has approved additional finance of US$50 million for Vietnam to help the country reduce poverty among disadvantaged groups. The interest-free credit is the latest in a series of three policy operations which have [...]
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January 25, 2010
EU countries support program for rural water supply and sanitation; Egypt’s investment minister pays visit; Slovakian Speaker to visit; Vietnam kicks off preparations to host World Economic Forum EU countries support program for rural water supply and sanitation The UK Department for International Development (DFID), the Embassy of Denmark, and the Embassy of the Kingdom [...]
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December 19, 2009
Nick Freeman, Senior Advisor to the Vietnam Challenge Fund, tells Thanh Nien Weekly about the role a new US$3 million co-financing grant instrument will play in poverty alleviation. Challenge funds originated in the UK. Even though the model has been applied to other countries, how can we be sure it will work in Vietnamâs particular [...]
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December 15, 2009
More than 6 million disadvantaged people in Viet Nam will be able to receive the Government’s financial support if the proposed poverty line is applied in 2011. Farmers in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum grow coffee seedlings.This move means the State coffers will have to subsidise basic living costs for 16 million people [...]
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December 14, 2009
NA Standing Committee to approve working programme for 2010; Italy wants to expand cooperative ties with Vietnam; Festival promotes Vietnam-India friendship; NA Chairman calls for global support in fight against AIDS NA Standing Committee to approve working programme for 2010 The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee will approve its working programme, external relations, and international [...]
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December 5, 2009
International donors on Dec. 4 pledged a record aid of more than US$8 billion to Vietnam for the next year, a rise of more than $3 billion compared to last year. Within the package, $1.4 billion will be in the form of grants while the rest, $6.6 billion, will be in concessional loans, said Planning [...]
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December 4, 2009
Foreign donors guaranteed Vietnam official development assistance of more than US$8 billion at a meeting Friday, a sharp increase from the figure pledged a year ago. The annual pledge was announced at the Consultative Group meeting on Vietnam, which included Vietnamâs top donors such as the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, Japan and EU, [...]
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