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The funds are disbursed from a contingent credit line from the World Bank, known as the Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option (Cat-DDO), approved in June 2020. (World Bank Press Release) The World Bank disbursed US$20 million to…
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Guyana’s economy will remain resilient against the effects of COVID-19, maintaining its growth trajectory as the petroleum sector ‘picks up steam’, the World Bank has said. Guyana grew at an extraordinary rate of 43.5% in 2020, having…
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(Barbados Government Information Service Press Release) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has highlighted reaching a clearing arrangement for excess orders of COVID-19 vaccines, as one of the steps that can be taken to ensure developing…
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(Civil Defence Commission Press Release) - Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) and the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) collaborated with the World Bank, the Enabling Gender-Responsive Disaster Recovery, Climate and…
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KINGSTON, Jamaica, Nov. 20, CMC – Technology Minister Daryl Vaz, says that the advancement and development of the Caribbean is hinged on the use of technology to aid in building resilience, productivity and sustainability.…
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