Jordan receives foreign aid of $1 billion in July

Jordan

Published: 2020-08-31 11:53

Last Updated: 2024-04-18 19:36


Jordan receives foreign aid of $1 billion in July
Jordan receives foreign aid of $1 billion in July

The value of foreign aid received by Jordan during July amounted to $1 billion, as revealed by the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation.

It was distributed as follows:

  • Development grants: $395 million
  • Soft loans: $284 million
  • Additional grants within the Jordanian response plan to the Syrian crisis: $384 million

Total foreign assistance committed from January 1 to July 31, 2020, amounted to $1.7 billion, as follows:

  • Total development grants: $589 million
  • Total soft loans: $507 million

Total additional grants within the Syrian crisis response plan: $597 million, distributed as follows:

  • Supporting refugees: $124 million
  • Projects for the host community: $123 million
  • Support through the general budget: $350 million