AMMAN: Total foreign aid to Jordan since the beginning of 2015 amounted to $1 billion, according to planning ministry figures.
The ministry said Saturday that the external grants from donor nations reached $632.64 million, while the soft loans directed to support the general budget amounted to $364.84 million and the government-guaranteed soft loans totaled $72.4 million. The Saudi Fund for Development along with the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development were the largest donors, as their aid totaled $256.1million, it said.
The United States supplied Jordan with a wheat grant worth $25.1 million, while Japan provided $17.6 million as medical equipment to the health ministry, the figures revealed. According to the statistics, the EU grants totaled $66 million and the German Bank for Reconstruction provided $22.4 million.
Moreover, the soft loans directed to support the Kingdom’s general budget reached $196 million and was provided by Japan while the government-guaranteed loans totaled $72.4million was provided by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the figures showed.
