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    The joint engagement between the World Bank and the ADB reflects our commitment to respond to the call by Pacific Leaders in Cairns for improved development coordination We look forward to continued support from shareholders to ensure that the World Bank is able to scale up support for developing countries even further.” "The establishment of the joint ADB/World Bank offices in Tonga and now Samoa is a practical expression of our determination to deliver on commitments made under the Paris Declaration" said Keith Leonard, Regional Director of ADB's South Pacific Subregional Office, who represented the ADB. Full Article at Scoop - New Zealand News
    The establishment of the joint ADB/World Bank offices in Tonga and now Samoa is a practical expression of our determination to deliver on commitments made under the Paris Declaration
    SOURCE: Scoop - New Zealand News 1 month ago
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World Bank Doubles Financial Commitment to Samoa
  1. The new office in Apia demonstrates the World Bank’s long-term commitment to its activities and programmes in Samoa
    SOURCE: Scoop - New Zealand News 1 month ago
  2. I would like to express my profound sympathies to the Samoan government and people. At the same time, I have seen through the eyes of those affected their strength, resilience, and desire to work hard to recover and continue on the path to prosperity. I am pleased to reaffirm the World Bank’s commitment...
    SOURCE: Scoop - New Zealand News 1 month ago
  3. Today, while visiting villages on the South Coast of Upolu, I witnessed first-hand the devastating impact caused by the tsunami
    SOURCE: Scoop - New Zealand News 1 month ago

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