World Bank says Saudi Arabia and Qatar have paid off Syria's outstanding debt

World Bank says Syria arrears cleared, country eligible for new loans

The World Bank on Friday said it had cleared Syria's $15.5 million in outstanding debt after receiving payment

On Friday, May 16, the World Bank said Saudi Arabia and Qatar had paid $15.5 million owed to it by Syria.

World Bank says Syria eligible for new loans after debts cleared

Saudi and Qatari payments settle Syria’s arrears, allowing World Bank and IMF to re-engage.

Syria regains eligibility for loans after arrears cleared, says World Bank

Arrears were cleared after Saudi Arabia and Qatar paid off country’s $15.5M debt to institution, World Bank says - Anadolu Ajansı

World Bank says Saudi Arabia and Qatar have paid off Syria’s outstanding debt

The World Bank said on Friday that the $15.5 million Syria owes has been paid off by Saudi Arabia and Qatar, clearing Damascus to take out new loans. Saudi Arabia and Qatar had announced plans last month to clear Syria’s outstanding debts, a move that Syria hailed as paving the way for recovery and reconstruction after a 14-year conflict that killed half a million people and caused wide destruction in the country. The debt was owed to the World …

World Bank says Saudi Arabia and Qatar have paid off Syria's outstanding debt

The World Bank says that the $15.5 million Syria owed it has been paid off by Saudi Arabia and Qatar, enabling Damascus to take out new loans.