RIYADH: Syria is seeking to build on $493 million in World Bank grants already received to support electricity, healthcare, and water, as well as education, public finances and the financial sector. Finance Minister Mohammed Barnieh discussed the funding with officials from the World Bank, Arab Monetary Fund and Citigroup on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group annual meetings in Bangkok, the Syrian Arab News Agency reported. The World Bank talks focused on imple
