Bangladesh receives over $1b WB financing to fight COVID-19 | Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS)
Bangladesh receives over $1b WB financing to fight COVID-19 143 DHAKA, April 14, 2021 (BSS) – The government of Bangladesh signed three financing agreements totaling $1.04 billion with the World Bank to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and to build resilience to future crises, including vaccination against COVID-19, expand electronic procurement and accelerate economic recovery. The $500 million additional financing to the COVID-19 Emergency Response and Pandemic Preparedness Project will help Bangladesh vaccinate about 54 million people against COVID-19. It will help the government procure...