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The countries agreed to cover $15 million owed to the lender as the new government in Damascus looks to rebuild the economy ...

WFP is slashing up to 6,000 jobs; the World Bank Spring Meetings soft-pedaled on climate; and people are aging better but ...

A joint statement by the finance ministries of Saudi and Qatar said the decision to pay Syria's nearly $15 million debt to the World Bank was made during this month's meetings in Washington by the ...

The payment of Syria's outstanding loans could help the country regain World Bank support and financing, which has been ...

In a significant move towards Syria’s recovery, Saudi Arabia and Qatar have agreed to pay the country's outstanding debt to ...

Saudi Arabia and Qatar have explained the reason they agreed to clear Syria’s debt to the World Bank, amounting to around $15 ...

Saudi Arabia and Qatar said Sunday they will pay Syria’s outstanding debt to the World Bank, a move likely to make the ...

Saudi Arabia and Qatar announced on Sunday that they would settle Syria's debt to the World Bank totalling roughly $15 million, according to a statement published by the Saudi Press Agency. Both Gulf ...

Apart from that, Riyadh and Doha called on international and regional financial institution to "promptly resume and expand their development engagement in Syria" ...

Saudi Arabia and Qatar are to settle Syria's outstanding arrears of around $15 million to the World Bank, both countries said ...