Call by WPA to suspend IDB loan ‘economic sabotage’ – Finance Minister

Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh has described a Working People’s Alliance (WPA) call to suspend disbursal of an IDB loan as “economic sabotage”.

Following the February 11 approval of a US$17.2M Inter-American Devel-opment Bank (IDB) environment loan, the WPA on Sunday expressed concern about it being done in the absence of the National Assembly and the party is seeking a meeting with the local IDB office on it.

On Monday, Singh said he was extremely disappointed with the WPA stance. He said, according to GINA, that the