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Increase Aid To The Americas |
"I will substantially increase our aid to the Americas and embrace the Millennium Development Goals of halving global poverty by 2015. We'll target support to bottom-up growth through micro-financing, vocational training and small enterprise development."
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APRIL 18, 2009
Obama Announces $100 Million Microloan Program
The president announced the launch of a new microloan program for Latin America while attending the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad. The fund will provide money to small-scale lenders in order to encourage economic growth in the hemisphere during the downturn. |
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APRIL 15, 2009
Clinton Pledges $50 Million In Aid For Haiti
In advance of her trip to Haiti, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton pledged more than $50 million in aid to the impoverished nation, which is still recovering from last year's hurricanes. |
