BAMAKO (Reuters) – The World Bank and Mali on Monday signed financing agreements for two projects worth around $302 million, the ministry of economy said.
Around $266 million will go to an urban resilience project in the capital Bamako and the remaining $36 million will fund agricultural development in the arid part of the West African country.
The ministry of economy and finance detailed the agreements in a statement after the signing ceremony.
(Reporting by Tiemoko Diallo in Bamako; Writing by Sofia Christensen; Editing by Matthew Lewis)