VANUATU: Lucrative Millenium Fund safe

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Updated August 15, 2007 16:08:00

The Vanuatu government says its continuing participation in the Millenium Challenge Fund is safe.The Bush administration initiative is worth 65-million US dollars to Vanuatu for infrastructure projects such as roads and airstrips and looked like being derailed when accusations of misappropriation of funds against Millenium Challenge Director Lennox Vuti surfaced again recenlty.

Presenter: Geraldine Coutts
Speakers: Willy Jimmy, Minister for Finance and Economic management

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