World Bank fast-tracks $100 million COVID-19 (Coronavirus) support for Afghanistan The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a $100.4 million grant for the Afghanistan COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness Project to help Afghanistan take effective action to respond to the threat posed by COVID-19 and strengthen its public health preparedness.
ADB President, Uzbekistan deputy prime minister discuss support for COVID-19 response Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa and Uzbekistan’s Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade, and ADB Governor Sardor Umurzakov discussed how ADB can support Uzbekistan in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
ADB approves $2 million grant for Pakistan’s fight against COVID-19 The grant, financed from the Asia Pacific Disaster Response Fund, will help fund the immediate purchase of emergency medical supplies, personal protective equipment, diagnostic and laboratory supplies, and other equipment.
World Bank support to Georgia aims to sustain inclusive economic growth The 45 million euro Economic Management and Competitiveness Development Policy Operation aims to support Georgia’s ongoing reforms in areas critical for inclusive economic growth, and will also help the country’s efforts to mitigate the economic impact of the #COVID19 pandemic.
ADB $1 million grant to boost Mongolia’s fight against COVID-19 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $1 million grant to support the Mongolian government’s fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Mongolia: World Bank mobilizes $2.2 million to strengthen medical diagnostic services in response to COVID-19 The World Bank mobilized $2.2 million to help strengthen Mongolia’s hospital services in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding will be used to purchase the most needed medical diagnostic equipment in the country.
ADB President, Kazakhstan minister of national economy discuss support for COVID-19 response Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa and Kazakhstan’s Minister of National Economy Ruslan Dalenov discussed how ADB can support Kazakhstan in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
EBRD President discusses corona virus response with MDB heads EBRD President Sir Suma Chakrabarti has held a telephone conference with other heads of leading multilateral development banks (MDBs) as they continued to coordinate their response to the impact of the corona virus pandemic on their member countries.
ADB provides $1.4 million to strengthen Mongolia’s COVID-19 preparedness The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has reallocated $1.4 million from a health project in Mongolia to procure essential medical equipment for early detection, emergency care, and management of severe respiratory diseases in wake of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
