{"id":2846,"date":"2023-03-09T18:48:14","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T18:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africaparrot.com\/?p=2846"},"modified":"2023-03-09T18:48:15","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T18:48:15","slug":"saudi-to-allocate-800-mln-in-loans-to-least-developed-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africaparrot.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/09\/saudi-to-allocate-800-mln-in-loans-to-least-developed-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi to allocate $800 mln in loans to least developed countries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/english.alarabiya.net\/News\/saudi-arabia\">Saudi Arabia<\/a> has earmarked $800 million for development projects across Africa and Asia, Economy Minister Faisal Alibrahim said on Wednesday.<\/p><div class=\"afric-content\" id=\"afric-3445670755\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schools.nyc.gov\/hello?utm_source=ecm-digital&#038;utm_medium=cpc&#038;utm_campaign=lac-dex-2026&#038;utm_content=french\" aria-label=\"French&#8212;300&#215;250\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/africaparrot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/French-300x250-1.gif?fit=300%2C250&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"  class=\"no-lazyload\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The announcement came during the United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries in the Qatari capital of Doha, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDespite the developmental and social progress achieved over the past fifty years, fundamental challenges faced by Least Developed Countries remain and have become more complex and urgent,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The conference, which is running from March 5 \u2013 9 in Qatar, looks to find long-term and sustainable solutions to support economies in underdeveloped countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The minister did not specify the exact projects the money would be spent on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During his speech, the economy minister said that the Kingdom would continue to work with \u201cinternational partners\u201d to realize the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. 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