Đelić asked 300m USD from World Bank

(Božidar Đelić)

The Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia, Božidar Đelić, said that he had asked the World Bank to grant additional 300m USD to support construction of Corridor 10 and development of education and science.

- People from the World Bank told us to finish realization of the existing projects, especially those concerning Corridor 10, until the next meeting in Washington (April 2009), and then to ask for additional resources - Đelić explained after the talks with the Executive Manager of the World Bank, Ngozi Okonjo Iveala, with whom he met at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

According to his words, two thirds of the funds will be spent on infrastructure, while one third will be used for development of education and science.

- Serbia is on excellent terms with the World Bank and its support to our projects will be increased in the following months – Đelić concluded.

The Executive Manager of the World Bank, Ngozi Okonjo Iveala, said that she was satisfied with the fact that Serbia worked on Corridor 10, and she announced that the World Bank would support that project.

Vlada Republike Srbije

IFC

Svetska Banka-WB Beograd

Božidar Đelić

Corridor 10

World Economic Forum Davos

Ngozi Okonjo Iveala

Washington