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WB downgrades $200m locust emergency project

Published February 22, 2023 Updated February 22, 2023 09:11am

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ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has downgraded the $200 million locust emergency and food security project for Pakistan to “highly unsatisfactory”, as project activities have not yet commenced.

Official documents of the project a copy of which is available with Business Recorder revealed that the project is expected to close on June 30, 2023.

Counterparts are identifying interventions to be implemented in the period prior to project closing.

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Dr.Salaria, Aamir Ahmed Feb 22, 2023 07:47am

Project has not started but apparently $62 million spent and additionally 19 land cruisers imported from Dubai to "survey locust hit areas".

Kuramshahzas Feb 24, 2023 09:07pm

World bank's project like world u know what is world

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