Finance Minister says Tuvalu Trust Fund can weather financial storm

Updated October 10, 2008 10:42:31

Tuvalu's Finance Minister, Lotoala Metia, is confident his country's vital Trust Fund can weather the storm in world financial markets. The Trust Fund provides a major revenue stream for the government's annual budget and, along with other stocks around the world, has suffered a significant drop in value.
Despite that, Mr Metia says, that at this stage, budget cuts will not be necessary.

Jemima Garrett.
Speaker: Lotoala Metia, Finance Mnister and Chairman of the Tuvalu Trust Fund