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Jordan signes deals with Saudi to get 176 mln USD in aid

Xinhua, February 3, 2015 Adjust font size:

Jordan on Tuesday signed five agreements with the Saudi Fund for Development totaling 176 million U.S. dollars, the state-run Petra news agency reported.

Jordan's Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Ibrahim Seif said the five deals are part of a total of 1.2 billion U.S. dollars that Saudi Arabia pledged to Jordan in 2011 over a period of five years.

The grants will be used to finance health and infrastructure projects , Seif said.

In 2011, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates pledged to each grant 1.25 billion U.S. dollars to Jordan to support its economy. Endit