The World Bank representative to Burundi, Allassane Sow, said the bank had three expectations after the meeting: "Results, results, results."
Burundi's director-general of development planning, Gerald Muringa, told reporters the pledges had surpassed the government's expectations. "The Burundi government expects to implement the priority action plan [in good time] as the pledges had gone beyond the government expectations."
Out of a total appeal of $1.320 billion, $534.7 million was outstanding as the rest had already been promised and programmed.
"The funds will go to key sectors identified with donors, such as food production, agriculture, reform of the justice system, capacity-building, education, health and the promotion of the private sector," Muringa said. "Out of the amount pledged, $175 million will go to budget support."
The leading contributors included the European Union, the World Bank and traditional partners as Belgium, France and the Netherlands. China annulled debt amounting to $28 million and promised to build a hospital, a centre for the prevention and treatment of malaria, and schools.
Source: All Africa
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