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Over 1,000 Tongan Households Get Boost To Help Keep Students In School
Tuesday, 23 June 2020, 2:31 pm | World Bank
Nuku’alofa, June 23, 2020 – The Government of Tonga and the World Bank have provided conditional cash transfers to 1,162 Tongan households at a project launch in the Tongan capital, Nuku’alofa as part of an effort to address the financial ... More >>
A Boost For Early Learning And Literacy In Tuvalu
Saturday, 6 June 2020, 4:09 pm | World Bank
Students in Tuvalu | Photo Credit: Faitofi Pusineli US$14 million Tuvalu Learning Project to focus on early childhood care and education, improvement of reading skills, and strengthened teacher capacity WASHINGTON DC, June 5, 2020 – The World Bank’s ... More >>
Tonga: US$8.4 Million To Strengthen Resilience And Fight COVID-19
Wednesday, 13 May 2020, 4:53 pm | World Bank
World Bank supporting efforts to strengthen public financial management, disaster resilience, labor, together with COVID-19 response funding The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a US$5.5 million operation for Tonga to strengthen ... More >>
New US$15 Million Operation To Build Sustainable Growth In Solomon Islands
Thursday, 7 May 2020, 4:58 pm | World Bank
World Bank assistance supports efforts to improve budget efficiency, fight corruption, and promote private sector growth WASHINGTON D.C., May 6, 2020 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a US$15 million Development Policy Operation ... More >>
US $4.5 Million Insurance Payout For Tonga To Support Cyclone Harold Response And Recovery
Friday, 1 May 2020, 5:34 pm | World Bank
NUKU’ALOFA, May 1, 2020 – The Government of Tonga can now access an additional US $4.5million (approx. TOP $10.4million) from its disaster insurance cover to support response and recovery efforts following the impact of Category five Tropical Cyclone ... More >>
US$10m Emergency World Bank Funding For Vanuatu
Monday, 27 April 2020, 4:39 pm | World Bank
Emergency funds will bolster the government’s COVID-19 preparedness and mitigation efforts, as well as its capacity to respond to Tropical Cyclone Harold PORT VILA, April 27, 2020 — The World Bank has delivered US$10 million (VUV1.2b) in emergency ... More >>
World Bank Support For Marshall Islands’ COVID-19 Response
Monday, 20 April 2020, 2:17 pm | World Bank
US$2.5m emergency project to focus on prevention and detection of coronavirus and strengthening of the country’s health system MAJURO, April 20, 2020 – The World Bank has approved a US$2.5 million emergency project for the Republic of Marshall ... More >>
New Digital Project To Connect Federated States Of MicronesiaTo Global Economic Opportunities
Saturday, 28 March 2020, 6:10 pm | World Bank
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 27, 2020 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$30.8 million grant to improve the digital connectivity of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). The Digital Federated States of Micronesia ... More >>
World Bank Emergency Support for Tuvalu
Wednesday, 5 February 2020, 4:32 pm | World Bank
SYDNEY, February 5, 2020 – The World Bank has provided US$6.2 million to support Tuvalu’s recovery from Tropical Cyclone Tino, which hit the Pacific island nation in January. More >>
Major Boost for Disaster Risk Management in Vanuatu
Thursday, 9 January 2020, 1:03 pm | World Bank
US$10 million World Bank support to help Vanuatu improve resilience, and respond in the event of a major emergency More >>
World Bank commits support to fight Samoa measles
Monday, 9 December 2019, 6:37 pm | World Bank
World Bank commits support to fight Samoa measles outbreak US$3.5 million to support measles emergency response, with further $9.3m program to address health system challenges SYDNEY, December 9, 2019 — The World Bank will provide US$3.5 million in funding ... More >>
Fresh Perspectives, Big Ideas: new ‘Future Pasifika’ series
Wednesday, 10 July 2019, 2:05 pm | World Bank
University of the South Pacific and World Bank Group partner for new Pacific dialogue series More >>
Tonga: Third operation to support economic resilience
Tuesday, 21 May 2019, 6:58 pm | World Bank
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 21, 2019—The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a US$5.5 million grant for the last in a series of three operations that are supporting the government of Tonga to improve the management of public finances, ... More >>
Two projects in Federated States of Micronesia and Marshalls
Friday, 10 May 2019, 7:19 pm | World Bank
Two projects set to improve safety, efficiency, climate resilience of maritime operations in Federated States of Micronesia and Marshall Islands More >>
Tongan public services set for digital upgrade
Friday, 10 May 2019, 1:52 pm | World Bank
WASHINGTON, May 9, 2019 –Tongans will soon benefit from improved digital access to key public services, including significant upgrades to Tonga’s civil registration and national ID systems, following the approval of a US$4.65 million grant by the ... More >>
Major Boost for Fiji with Additional World Bank Support
Friday, 26 April 2019, 1:10 pm | World Bank
SUVA, April 26, 2019 – Fiji is set to receive at least US$21 million (FJ$44m) annually through additional World Bank funding. More >>
Airports and roads in Solomon Islands set for major upgrade
Friday, 29 March 2019, 5:39 pm | World Bank
Tens of thousands of Solomon Islanders will benefit from upgrades to key roads and two of the country’s biggest airports under a new project supported by a US$30.5 million credit and a US$20.5 million grant approved today by the World Bank’s Board ... More >>
World Bank Group Pacific Hub Opens in Suva
Monday, 18 March 2019, 4:34 pm | World Bank
The World Bank Group has taken an important step in significantly increasing its presence in the Pacific, with the official opening of a new office in Suva, Fiji, which will serve as a regional hub for the development institution’s work across ... More >>
Affordable, Faster Connectivity for Tuvalu
Thursday, 17 January 2019, 5:13 pm | World Bank
WASHINGTON, January 16, 2019 – An innovative public-private partnership (PPP) model, the first of its kind in Tuvalu, will develop the nation’s internet access network, with support from a US$29 million grant approved today by the World Bank’s ... More >>
Agreements to bring Renewable Electricity to Solomons
Thursday, 6 December 2018, 5:39 pm | World Bank
The World Bank Group has today welcomed the signing of a series of key agreements which will help deliver cheaper and more reliable, renewable energy to Solomon Islands through the Tina River Hydropower Project. More >>