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Date Time Sustainable Economic Recovery focus for World Bank support to Papua New Guinea The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$100 million (PGK 352 million equivalent) operation to support Papua New Guinea in its response to COVID-19, and to lay important foundations for a sustainable recovery. With Papua New Guinea’s economy entering the COVID-19 crisis with limited resilience to external shocks, the pandemic has led to a sharp economic contraction, higher unemployment and considerably more Papua New Guineans falling into poverty, particularly women and young peop...

Correspondent Tom Wilmer reports from U.S. Army Reserve Garrison Fort Hunter Liggett in Monterey County for a conversation with Commander Colonel Charles

During the staff negotiations, the basic scenarios of the joint drills, the substance and the continuity of their stages, the preliminary structure of command centers and forces were examined and discussed

In addition, the Combat Brotherhood-2021 operational and strategic drills that will run in the autumn of this year will embrace five joint special exercises that will cover the Central Asian region

US$50 Million Boost to Fiji’s Social Protection System to Address Employment Impacts of COVID-19 Format WASHINGTON D.C., February 9, 2021 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a US$50 million (FJ$102.7 million) Credit to support Fiji’s recovery from the impacts of COVID-19 and severe tropical cyclones Harold and Yasa. The project has a special focus on women who have been disproportionally affected by the crisis. In the past 12 months, Fiji has experienced an extraordinary hit from external shocks. The immense social and economic impact of COVID-19 have brought ...