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Gov’t to start ‘serious’ work on development fund next week

Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit speaks during a meeting with the editorial staff of Al Rai and The Jordan Times on Wednesday (Photo by Abdullah Ayoub)
Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit speaks during a meeting with the editorial staff of Al Rai and The Jordan Times on Wednesday (Photo by Abdullah Ayoub)

The government will next week embark on efforts to work out the mechanisms of a JD150 million fund set up recently to address development concerns in the governorates, Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit said on Wednesday.

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