France Announces New Aid Grant for Haiti
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From Reuters
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — France will double its aid to Haiti to $40 million next year, French Cooperation Minister Michel Aurillac said Wednesday after three days of meetings with new rulers of the impoverished Caribbean nation.
He said the aid, 85% of it a straight grant and the rest in low interest loans, is designed to aid Haiti in its “battle for development.”
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