A financing agreement worth 96.1 million euros (around 315 million dinars) was signed between Tunisia and the World Bank on Saturday April 20 in Washington. The financial commitment, signed by Minister of the Economy and Planning, Samir Abdelhafidh, and the World Bank’s Country Director for Tunisia, Alexandre Arrobbio, is part of the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings. The 28-year loan, with an 8-year grace period, is intended to finance the “Strengthening Higher Education for Employment, Innovation and Resilience” (STEEIR) project. This ambitious program pursues several strategic objectives to modernize the Tunisian…
World Bank grants nearly 100 million euros for higher education reform
