{"id":125674,"date":"2021-03-18T18:10:41","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T22:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=125674"},"modified":"2021-03-18T18:10:41","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T22:10:41","slug":"world-bank-approves-us25-million-credit-for-dominicas-covid-19-response-and-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/world-bank-approves-us25-million-credit-for-dominicas-covid-19-response-and-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"World Bank Approves US$25 Million Credit for Dominica\u2019s  COVID-19 Response and Recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-1138592114\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><span data-originalfontsize=\"11pt\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"14.666666984558105\">The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved today the US$25 million First COVID-19 Response and Recovery Development Policy Credit<\/span><strong data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"14.666666984558105\">.<\/strong><span data-originalfontsize=\"11pt\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"14.666666984558105\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p><div id=\"antig-208855993\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"culinary\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:132\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:450\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:675\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:842\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1124\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-originalfontsize=\"11pt\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"14.666666984558105\">This is Dominica\u2019s first World Bank budget support operation, and it is the first in a series of two quick-disbursing credits. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-originalfontsize=\"11pt\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"14.666666984558105\">The operation aims to support Dominica\u2019s COVID-19 response to save lives, livelihoods, and jobs, while laying the foundation for longer-term economic recovery. <\/span><\/p><div id=\"antig-3244300012\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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height=\"730\"   \/><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-originalfontsize=\"11pt\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"14.666666984558105\">It is aligned with the country\u2019s National Resilience Development Strategy and COVID-19 response strategy. <\/span><\/p><div id=\"antig-4195664452\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"culinary\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:132\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:450\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:675\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:842\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1124\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><em><span data-originalfontsize=\"11pt\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"14.666666984558105\">\u201cThe pandemic has once again highlighted the importance of increasing our country\u2019s resilience. The Government of Dominica is focused on first saving lives, protecting livelihoods, and preserving jobs, and next on strengthening fiscal policies, public financial management and debt transparency for a strong and resilient recovery,\u201d <\/span><\/em><span data-originalfontsize=\"11pt\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"14.666666984558105\">said <\/span><strong data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"14.666666984558105\">Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of Dominica. <\/strong><em data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"14.666666984558105\">\u201cThe government is fully committed to the reforms under this operation, which is timely and will help Dominica to build back better in a sustainable way.\u201d<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span data-originalfontsize=\"11pt\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"14.666666984558105\">\u201cThe COVID-19 pandemic struck at a time when Dominica\u2019s economy was still recovering from past natural disasters,\u201d <\/span><\/em><span data-originalfontsize=\"11pt\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"14.666666984558105\">said <\/span><strong data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"14.666666984558105\">Tahseen Sayed, World Bank Country Director for the Caribbean.<\/strong> <em data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"14.666666984558105\">\u201cThe World Bank was proud to be the first among Dominica\u2019s partners to assist in the island\u2019s recovery after the devastating 2017 hurricane. Today, we are pleased to provide the first-ever World Bank development policy financing to support the country\u2019s efforts to recover from the extraordinary socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.\u201d <\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p><div id=\"antig-2128598245\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"IMG_0783\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 300w, 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