News and Information

Coronavirus super spreaders drove explosive outbreak in India

The Straits Times
30 Sep 2020
  India

US-donated ventilators to boost Kiribati’s fight against COVID-19

US Embassy in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu
30 Sep 2020
  Kiribati;   United States

Former tourism workers get relief in Samoa

RNZ
30 Sep 2020
  Samoa

Guesthouses to reopen with mandatory departure testing for tourists

The Edition
29 Sep 2020
  Maldives

SDFC extends moratorium application deadline

The Edition
29 Sep 2020
  Maldives

Special travel advice and information paper for travellers entering Samoa as of 28 September 2020

Government of Samoa
28 Sep 2020
  Samoa

RBI to keep rates on hold, provide economic forecasts

Reuters
28 Sep 2020
  India

Govt defers rent payments by 3 more months

The Edition
28 Sep 2020
  Maldives

Japan, Maldives sign USD 47.5 million emergency support loan

The Edition
28 Sep 2020
  Japan;   Maldives

Samoa extends State of Emergency despite no Covid cases

RNZ
28 Sep 2020
  Samoa

India’s banking system to be among the last to heal post pandemic, recovery could be beyond 2023

Financial Express
24 Sep 2020
  India

BML, ITFC sign USD 5 mln 'Murabaha Financing Facility' to supports SMEs in Maldives

The Edition
23 Sep 2020
  Maldives

COVID-19 preparedness - Supporting the vulnerable in Samoa

World Health Organization
23 Sep 2020
  Samoa

Bangladesh provides medical supplies to Nepal

Dhaka Tribune
22 Sep 2020
  Bangladesh;   Nepal

Government to support Tourism Solomons as it redirects focus

Solomon Times
22 Sep 2020
  Solomon Islands

USAID boosts technical capacity of frontline workers in Fiji

US Embassy in Fiji
21 Sep 2020
  Fiji

India extends $250 million support to Maldives to overcome economic impact of Covid-19

The Print
20 Sep 2020
  India;   Maldives

Bank of India gets shareholders approval for raising Rs 8,000 cr

Economic Times
20 Sep 2020
  India

The United States all-of-government response to COVID-19 in Pacific Island countries

US Embassy in Georgia
18 Sep 2020
  Pacific;   United States

US-funded PPE supplies ship to Samoa

RNZ
18 Sep 2020
  Samoa