LA PAZ, May 14, 2020 – The World Bank Board of Directors today approved a loan and two credits (one of which is concessional) totaling US$254 million for the Plurinational State of Bolivia. This financing will be used to help the country fund temporary cash transfers to poor and vulnerable households with school-aged children, people with disabilities, elderly members and informal workers affected by the measures adopted to contain the Covid-19 pandemic.