World Bank Assures Bangladesh on Poverty Reduction Aid

By Ivy Mungcal // 22 January 2010

The World Bank has assured Bangladesh that it will provide up to USD150 million for a job generation scheme of the government,

s reports. The money will be used to support a cash-based intervention program that aims to provide jobs for extremely poor rural residents.

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Ivy Mungcal
As former senior staff writer, Ivy Mungcal contributed to several Devex publications. Her focus is on breaking news, and in particular on global aid reform and trends in the United States, Europe, the Caribbean, and the Americas. Before joining Devex in 2009, Ivy produced specialized content for U.S. and U.K.-based business websites.