§ Ms Oona KingTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will make a statement on the policy of the World bank and IMF towards Burundi. [66325]
§ Clare ShortThe IMF have been in regular dialogue with the Government of Burundi in recent months and will be undertaking a further mission to Burundi in July to progress negotiations on an emergency post-conflict facility, which we hope will be in place this autumn. The World Bank's Transitional Support Strategy for Burundi 545W was agreed in March, involving support for demobilisation and reintegration, HIV/AIDS prevention and agricultural development, and a further Economic Rehabilitation Credit is under preparation. We remain in close touch with both institutions about their plans.