AfDB/Uganda - Loan Agreements On Road Sector Project And Rural Income And Employment Enhancement Project

15 April 2010
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African Development Bank (Abidjan)
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African Development Bank (AfDB) resident representative in Uganda, Patrick Khaemba, and Uganda's finance minister, Syda Bbumba, on 12 April 2010 in Kampala, signed loan agreements for the third Road Sector Support Project (RSSP3) and the Rural Income and Employment Enhancement Project (RIEEP).

Mrs. Bbumba commended the Bank for its support to Uganda, adding that "the Bank has become a reliable partner in Uganda's development." She noted that RSSP 3 will facilitate Uganda's poverty reduction efforts by improving road conditions thereby opening up rural communities to economic activity and enhancing service delivery. On RIEEP, Mrs. Bbumba said that "the project would contribute to the achievement of Uganda's Prosperity for All initiative" which aims at improving productivity and household incomes.

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