World Bank provides $500M catastrophe financing to the Philippines

Source(s): ABS-CBN, ABS-CBN Interactive, Inc.
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The World Bank board of executive directors on Tuesday approved a $500 million contingent line of credit to the Philippines to help improve the country's preparedness against natural disasters and reduce Filipinos' vulnerability to the impact of these calamities, as reported by abs-cbnNEWS.com.

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