Tonga has received a major boost of further funding to support the formal and informal business sector impacted by COVID-19.
This is after Australia provided a further AUD$5 million.
The funding is part of Australia’s AUD$304.7 million Pacific COVID-19 Response Package, targeting Tonga’s tourism, agriculture, fisheries, retail and wholesale, and manufacturing industries.
Funding will be directed to Tonga’s COVID-19 Business Recovery Assistance Program, delivered by the Ministry of Trade and Economic Development (MTED) and the Ministry of Finance.
In June, Australia donated AUD$12.05m to Tonga to help overcome the economic impacts of COVID-19.