§ Mr. DenhamTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the World bank's review of the Douala infrastructure project in Cameroon.
§ Mr. BaldryBank staff have informed us that, following a recent review by the Government of Cameroon and the bank of the second urban project, approved in 1988, it has been decided to close the loan and cancel the balance of the Douala infrastructure component, implementation of which had been disrupted following civil unrest in 1991. A new project, which will include follow-on work on Douala infrastructure, is under preparation. This will be on concessional IDA terms, whereas the 1988 loan was on International Bank for Reconstruction and Development terms.