World Bank provides $100 million for education. Funding to also help Syrian children access schools

The World Bank (WB) has approved a $100 million soft loan to support the Government's plan to improve the quality of education. It also aims to enroll Lebanese and Syrian refugee children in schools by the end of next year, said the WB's President, Jim Yong Kim.

This was an exceptional arrangement, as the financing terms had been previously reserved only for low-income countries, the WB said in a statement. The move is part of the WB's efforts to increase its assistance to Lebanon and Jor...

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