Yemen: $60 million for public works project

The Yemeni government began to implement the second stage of a public works project aimed at overcoming the negative effects resulting from applying the program for economic, financial, and administrative reform.

The general manager of the project, Saiid Abu Ahmned, said the project focuses on creating job opportunities and insuring basic infrastructure services, improving the environmental situation and sewage system and raising the level of participation in evaluating and applying civil work.

He added that the project is financed by the international development organization affiliated to the World Bank with a loan worth $50 million in which the Yemeni government participates with $6 million.