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South Africa Secures Second $1 Billion Loan From Shanghai-Based Bank

South Africa Secures Second $1 Billion Loan From Shanghai-Based Bank New Development Bank’s building in Shanghai’s Pudong New Area on Dec. 20. Photo: VCG (Bloomberg) The Shanghai-based New Development Bank approved a $1 billion emergency loan for South Africa to support government efforts to contain the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The funds will help finance the creation of employment opportunities, particularly under the Presidential Employment Stimulus program that aims to create and support about 700,000 jobs in the public sector, the lender said in an emailed statement on Thursday. The NDB, which serves the so-called BRICS nations Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa approved another $1 billion emergency loan for South Africa in June 2020 to help the country overcome the health impact of the pandemic.

NDB approves $1billion COVID-19 emergency program loan to South Africa

The New Development Bank (NDB) approved a $1 billion COVID-19 Emergency Program Loan to the Government of the Republic of South Africa for supporting South Africa’s economic recovery from COVID-19. The Loan will support the Government of South Africa in its efforts to contain the economic fallout of the pandemic and start economic recovery. The Loan will finance creation of employment opportunities in South Africa, in particular the first phase of the Presidential Employment Stimulus (PES) aimed to create and support about 700,000 job opportunities in the public sector, together with social protection measures for active labor market participants that temporarily lost their jobs, in order to help them remain in the labor market.

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