Uzbekistan to receive World Bank emergency financing to combat COVID-19
- Written by TCA
TASHKENT (TCA) — The World Bank on April 24 approved a $95 million financing package to support Uzbekistan’s immediate response to the impacts of COVID-19 on the health and well-being of its citizens. The financing will be used to strengthen life-saving medical systems, as well as to provide income support to poor and vulnerable people affected by the economic consequences of the pandemic, the World Bank said.