World Bank Chief Lauds India's Successful COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign
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India, the world's largest producer of vaccines overall, suspended exports of COVID-19 vaccines in April to focus on inoculating its own population following a sudden spike in infections.
World Bank President David Malpass on Saturday congratulated India on a successful vaccination campaign against the COVID-19 pandemic as he met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and thanked her for India's international role in vaccine production and distribution.
In a meeting with Ms Sitharaman in Washington, Malpass reaffirmed the Washington-based international financial institution's strong commitment to India across all World Bank Group entities, including the International Finance Corporation and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency.
They also discussed India's efforts on climate change action, emphasising the need for scaling up climate finance for impactful projects in line with Nationally Determined Contributions and development goals, the World Bank said in a statement.
Malpass congratulated Ms Sitharaman on India's COVID-19 vaccination campaign and thanked her for India's international role in vaccine production and distribution, it said.
