Lebanon's Finance Minister Yassine Jaber told Reuters on Friday that the World Bank is working to create a $1 billion fund for reconstruction efforts in the country.
Yassine Jaber © EU/Anwar Amro
Lebanon's Finance Minister Yassine Jaber told Reuters on Friday that the World Bank is working to create a $1 billion fund for reconstruction efforts in the country.
"The World Bank is putting in the seed money of $250 million and donors fill in the rest, $750 million," Jaber told Reuters.
Reporting by Maya Gebeily
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