世界銀行30年來首次向索馬里發放貸款

The World Bank has approved $80 million in loans to Somalia to fund public finance reforms, marking the first disbursement to the government of the conflict-ridden country in 30 years, the bank said.

世界銀行近日表示，該行已批准向索馬里提供8000萬美元貸款，用於資助公共財政改革。這是近30年來世界銀行首次向這個飽受衝突折磨的國家提供貸款。

The Washington-based lender, which suspended ties with the country when war broke out in 1991, resumed support for Somalia in 2003, at the time saying it would focus on HIV/AIDS and livestock programmes with other organisations, but it has not approved any direct lending to the government to date.

1991年戰爭爆發時，這家總部設在華盛頓的貸款機構暫停了與索馬里的聯繫，後於2003年恢復對該國的支持，當時稱其將重點關注與其他組織的艾滋病和牲畜項目。但迄今爲止，它還沒有批准向該政府提供任何直接貸款。

It reopened direct ties with Somalia's federal government in early 2013.

2013年初，世界銀行重新與索馬里聯邦政府建立了直接聯繫。

Its board had approved financing of $60 million for the Recurrent Cost and Reform Financing Project and $20 million for the Domestic Revenue and Public Financial Management Capacity Strengthening Project, it said in a statement.

世界銀行在一份聲明中表示，其董事會已經批准爲經常性費用和融資改革項目提供6000萬美元的融資，併爲國內收入和公共財政管理能力強化項目融資2000萬美元。

"They (loans) represent a milestone in Somalia's development and reconstruction," the bank said.

世界銀行稱：“這些貸款是索馬里發展和重建的一個里程碑。”

The bank said it would also work with the government in Mogadishu to improve services like education and healthcare, access to clean water, energy and finance for its citizens -- under a programme called Country Partnership Framework.

該銀行稱，它還將與摩加迪沙政府合作，在一項名爲《國傢伙伴關係框架》的方案下，改善教育和醫療保健，爲公民提供清潔水、能源和融資等服務。

Somalia's economy was forecast to grow by an average of between 3.5 and 4.5 percent annually in 2019-2022, when the partnership on social services will run, the bank said.

該銀行表示，到2019年至2022年，索馬里經濟預計將以年均3.5%至4.5%的速度增長，屆時將開展社會服務合作。

"While agriculture is key to the economy, it remains vulnerable to shocks. As such, services will continue to be a main driver of growth, especially in the financial, transport and communication and trade sectors," the lender said.

貸款方稱：“雖然農業是經濟的關鍵，但仍然容易受到衝擊。因此，服務業將繼續成爲經濟增長的主要推動力，特別是在金融、運輸、通訊和貿易部門。”