Bahrain appeals for World Bank Group help | THE DAILY TRIBUNE

Bahrain appeals for World Bank Group help | THE DAILY TRIBUNE

Finance and National Economy Minister Shaikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa has called upon the World Bank Group to develop an action plan to help low-income countries and the fragile and conflict-affected nations tide over the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“There is a need to accelerate those countries access to vaccines by manufacturing them locally and boosting job opportunities for woman and youth,” said Shaikh Salman.

Shaikh Salman made the statements while addressing the World Bank's Development Committee, on behalf of the Arab Group and the Maldives, as part of his participation in the Development Committee meeting, held remotely on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Arab Group, Shaikh Salman said, welcomes the call to extend the debt relief period