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Article: Chad, World Bank reach interim agreement on oil program dispute
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- April 27, 2006
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TOM MALITI, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
04-27-2006
Dateline: N'DJAMENA, Chad
The World Bank has reached a preliminary deal with Chad to release some of the country's frozen oil money, an important step toward resolving a dispute over how the impoverished nation spends newfound wealth, officials said.
The World Bank helped finance Chad's oil program on the condition the central African country commit most of the money to development. The bank froze hundreds of millions of dollars (euros, pounds) in oil revenue and aid in January after Chad's parliament voted to allow more money to go toward the general budget _ a decision many believe was meant to secure funds for weapons in the ...