世界银行去年向印度提供38亿美元贷款

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The World Bank approved a record $3.8bn in lending to India, including $2.3bn in concessional loans, in the financial year to June 30, figures to be released later this month will show.

The 170 per cent increase in funding came as the bank and the Indian authorities patched up their differences following a dispute triggered by former president Paul Wolfowitz's decision to suspend funding for a health programme on corruption grounds.

That decision so enraged Palaniappan Chidambaram, finance minister, that he considered cutting ties with the bank, Indian officials say. However, the health programme is now on track following a long investigation by the bank's internal anti-corruption watchdog.




根据本月晚些时候即将发布的数据，在截至6月30日的财年中，世界银行(World Bank)向印度发放的贷款达到创纪录的38亿美元，其中23亿美元为优惠贷款。

该贷款额较上一财年增加170％。此前，世行前行长保罗•沃尔福威茨(Paul Wolfowitz)曾以腐败为由，决定暂停向印度一项卫生计划提供贷款，从而引发了双方的争端。目前，世界银行和印度政府已经消除了分歧。

印度官员表示，沃尔福威茨决定让印度财政部长帕拉尼亚潘•齐丹巴拉姆(Palaniappan Chidambaram)非常愤怒，以至于他考虑切断与世界银行的联系。但在世行内部反腐败监管机构进行了长期调查后，上述卫生项目目前已重新启动。