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PM receives World Bank delegation
By JT - Feb 28,2016 - Last updated at Feb 28,2016
AMMAN — Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour on Sunday met with a delegation of members from the World Bank’s board of executive directors, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. The delegation is visiting Jordan to view the repercussions of the Syrian crisis. The premier voiced hope that the visit will result in enhancing Jordan’s relations with the bank.
Ensour thanked the World Bank for its supportive stances to the Kingdom and said that according to the 2015 population census, Jordan’s population grew to 9.5 million, 3 million of whom are refugees and non-Jordanians. He also highlighted the impact of the Syrian crisis on the Kingdom’s resources and sectors and talked about the regional developments that caused the closure of the border with Iraq.
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