ETHIOPIA: Supporting Ethiopia’s economic reform agenda

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In order to strengthen the momentum of these reforms, the World Bank committed in 2018, USD 1.2 billion in loan and grant equally to the Ethiopia Growth and Competitiveness Development Policy Financing (DPF).At the request of the Ethiopian government, France wishes to contribute partial financing of the Ethiopian reform program via a Public Policy Loan of EUR 85 million associated with a technical assistance program of EUR 15 million. This support focuses on strategic dynamics such as the development of Public Private Partnerships (PPP) and the reform of public enterprises, while helping the transversal implementation of the reforms with different Ministries and agencies, such as the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Planning, The Capital Markets Authority or the Industrial Parks Development Commission. The program gave particular attention to coordination among partners, with a contribution to the dedicated Trust Fund of the World Bank, while mobilizing French expertise and promoting peer-to-peer learning.