Island Finance Forum 2021
How digital transformation drove Vanuatu’s LDC graduation
Vanuatu graduated from the LDC list in December 2020, 40 years after its independence, despite formidable challenges, such as the Category 5 Cyclone Harold which hit Vanuatu and other Pacific islands amid COVID-19 lockdowns in April 2020.
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As a program that volunteers and charitable donations completely fund, the dilemma of providing clean water to Grande Saline may have taken years to solve if not for the coincidental connection between a student team member and the Pall Corporation.
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