WB raises Pakistan flood support to $ one billion; urges world help
World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick told Pakistan Finance Minister Hafeez Shaikh here Wednesday that the Bank would raise its flood-related support in the current fiscal year to US $1 billion from US$900 million.Zoellick emphasized the Bank Group’s commitment to help Pakistan recover from the worst floods in its history.“As…
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