Somaliland and World Bank Review Progress of SPRING Project in Hargeisa
Senior officials from the World Bank and Somaliland’s Ministry of Finance and Economic Development met in Hargeisa on Wednesday to review the implementation of the World Bank-financed SPRING project, according to AllAfrica.
The talks focused on assessing progress made so far and finalising priorities for the coming year, the ministry said in the original report carried by AllAfrica. The review brought together senior finance ministry staff and a World Bank delegation to examine the project’s implementation trajectory.
Somaliland, which declared independence from Somalia in 1991, has operated as a self-governing territory in the Horn of Africa for more than three decades. Despite lacking widespread international recognition, the territory has built its own government institutions, currency and security forces, and has held multiple rounds of presidential and parliamentary elections. Hargeisa serves as its capital.
The World Bank has maintained a development engagement across the Somali peninsula, including in Somaliland, working through its Somalia country office on projects that span public finance management, economic recovery and resilience. Reviews of this kind typically bring together ministry directors and task team leaders to examine disbursement, implementation milestones and reform benchmarks, before agreeing on adjustments for the next phase of operations.
Somaliland’s economy relies heavily on livestock exports, remittances from its large diaspora, and cross-border trade with neighbouring Ethiopia and Djibouti. These sectors have drawn sustained interest from international financial institutions seeking to support private-sector growth and strengthen public administration in the territory.
No further details of the meeting or the specific priorities identified for the coming year were disclosed in the original AllAfrica report.
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