Millennium Challenge Changes Fund Allocation

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$12.56 million will be allocated to connectivity projects, while $6.68 million will be spent in human development.

Fomilenio’s reallocation proposal has already been approved by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). It was decided “after a mid-term revision of the agreement, which began on September 2007 and lasts 5 years”.

Source: laprensagrafica.com

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