Urban Investments Fuel Employment, World Bank

Sep 7 , 2025


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The Urban Institutional & Infrastructure Development Program (UIIDP) created over 1.15 million jobs between 2018 and 2024, the World Bank reported. The program supported 117 cities with infrastructure and institutional investments, benefiting 6.6 million people. Funded with more than 850 million dollars from the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA), the Ethiopian government, and the French Development Agency, UIIDP financed 2,700 km of roads and 2,700 hectares of serviced land. Of the jobs created, 915,000 were temporary and 237,000 permanent, with women making up 49pc of the workforce. The program also boosted municipal revenue by 262pc, strengthened local governance, and maintained progress during COVID-19 and regional conflicts through flexible funding and remote monitoring.


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