Press Release:- In response to COVID-19 severely damaging the lives and livelihoods of millions of people in Latin America and the Caribbean countries, the World Bank Group deployed a record $29.1 billion to that region from the beginning of the crisis (April 1, 2020) through fiscal year 2021 (ending June 30, 2021) to fight the pandemic’s health, economic, and social impacts, as well as support the region respond to challenges such as hurricanes and migration. This is the largest crisis response of any such period in the Bank Group’s history. Bank Group commitments and mobilizations during this period included a combined
