{"id":2140,"date":"2021-01-26T18:27:44","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T18:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ethiopia\/?p=2140"},"modified":"2021-01-26T17:34:59","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T17:34:59","slug":"ethiopia-japan-sign-4-8-mil-usd-grant-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ethiopia\/all-news\/ethiopia-japan-sign-4-8-mil-usd-grant-agreement","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopia, Japan Sign 4.8 Mil USD Grant Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ethiopia\">Ethiopia<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Addis Ababa, January 26\/2021(ENA)Ethiopia and Japan have signed today a grant agreement amounting to 4.8 million USD to support efforts aimed at providing enhanced road operation and maintenance.<\/p>\n<p>State Minister of Finance, Yasmin Wohabrebbi and Japanese Ambassador to Ethiopia Ito Takako signed the agreement.<\/p>\n<p>During the occasion, the State Minister said due to the rapid urbanization and increase in the number of vehicles in Ethiopia, the main roads have been severely congested.<\/p>\n<p>Such support would help improve traffic flow, save time, reduce the cost of fuel and road maintenance as well as travel expenses, she added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will further work to establish various cooperation between our two countries in order to develop the capacity to use sustainable and better asphalt road technologies in Ethiopia,\u201d the state minister said.<\/p>\n<p>Japanese Ambassador to Ethiopia, Ito Takako on her part pointed out that the infrastructure sector is one of Japan\u2019s priorities in terms of supporting Ethiopia\u2019s economic development.<\/p>\n<p>According to the ambassador, the government of Japan has been actively supporting Ethiopia with a view to improve the lives of its people through various development schemes particularly in the fields of infrastructure, agriculture, industry, education and health among others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJapan will continue to support Ethiopia\u2019s development efforts through different Japanese Assistance Projects, as well as other modalities,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s grant aid will be used to improve road condition by providing asphalt materials for road construction and maintenance activities thereby contributing to improve the economy and access to social services in Ethiopia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Ethiopia. Addis Ababa, January 26\/2021(ENA)Ethiopia and Japan have signed today a grant agreement amounting to 4.8 million USD to support efforts aimed at providing enhanced road operation and maintenance. State Minister of Finance, Yasmin Wohabrebbi and Japanese Ambassador to Ethiopia Ito Takako signed the agreement. 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