AN assessment team from the US Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) from Washington arrived in Namibia last week to review progress made by Government on proposals for development grants worth US$314 million (about N$2,3 b).
The Africa Director of the MCC, Professor Darius Mans, a former World Bank economist with postings in Angola and Mozambique, is no stranger to southern Africa. “We think the technical evaluation of Namibia’s very good proposal for development projects will be concluded, the bilateral agreement signed off by September and implementation to start early 2008,” Mans said.Mans and a colleague, Courtenay Engelke, are touring Namibia to get an overview of envisaged projects.”We think the technical evaluation of Namibia’s very good proposal for development projects will be concluded, the bilateral agreement signed off by September and implementation to start early 2008,” Mans said.Mans and a colleague, Courtenay Engelke, are touring Namibia to get an overview of envisaged projects.
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