World Bank approves $400 million for Tunisia to help vulnerable households

FILE PHOTO: A man looks after children playing at a playground in Tunis, Tunisia July 30, 2021. Picture taken July 30, 2021. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

TUNIS (Reuters) - The World Bank said on Tuesday it approved $400 million for Tunisia to help about 900,000 vulnerable Tunisian households cope with the health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 crisis.

It said the additional financing will continue to provide cash transfers to poor and low-income households, while strengthening Tunisia’s social protection system.