Over 5,000 households with over 20,000 people in many provinces and cities have benefited from Poverty Reduction Support Fund since it was set up 13 years ago.
The World Bank (WB) will earmark US$1.8 billion for Viet Nam in the fiscal year of 2017 to support the nation’s poverty reduction, water resource management, agricultural development and urban improvement efforts.
The State Bank of Viet Nam and the World Bank on Thursday signed four
credit agreements totaling US$507 million to support Viet Nam''s
priorities in sustainable agriculture, poverty alleviation, and a bus
rapid transit system.
