The project design combined grant funds with an International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) loan to soften lending terms with the overarching objective of poverty reduction.

本项目设计方案赠款资金和国际复兴开发银行贷款资金组合使用，软化贷款条件，其总体目标是实现减贫。

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"In Greece the prime minister has promised a softening of the bailout terms, whereas in Germany the government is under pressure not to soften by one single millimetre, " our correspondent said.

BBC: Antonis Samaras