Monrovia – A delegation of the World Bank has held fruitful discussions with the Vice president of Liberia, her Excellency Jewel Howard-Taylor at her Capitol Hill office.
The delegation headed by the Country Director of Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone Dr. Henry Kerali, discussed a number of key issues including identifying new priorities of the Bank’s partnership for the coming 5 to 6 years, which will be reflected in its new Country Partnership Framework.
During the meeting VP Howard-Taylor raised several queries specifically bordering on youth empowerment, jobs creation and infrastructure developments.
The CDC-led government as part of its development agenda, has committed to introduce new legislations and policies intended to achieve sustainable economic growth, develop and expand agriculture.
It also planned to address very large infrastructure deficit, with particular emphasis on road construction and the provision of affordable and adequate electricity for all our peoples which was captured in his Excellency, president George Weah State of the Nation Address.
Vice president Howard- Taylor, who thanked the delegation for the visit, spoke about policy notes from the bank to inform the government about the different projects being implemented across the country, over the years.