News and Information

Fiji first Pacific country to benefit from COVAX Covid-19 vaccines

RNZ
08 Mar 2021
  Fiji

Tourism workers undergo COVID-19 training

Samoa Observer
07 Mar 2021
  Samoa

Entertainment activities resume in Saudi Arabia with strict COVID-19 measures

Arab News
07 Mar 2021
  Saudi Arabia

Egypt to receive 8M doses of anti-coronavirus vaccines within few weeks

Egypt Today
07 Mar 2021
  Arab Republic of Egypt

ADB, UNICEF support health care workers in Fiji with 22,000 COVID-19 testing kits

ADB
01 Mar 2021
  Fiji

Solomon Islands is first country in the Pacific to place COVID-19 order with GAVI

Solomom Times
01 Mar 2021
  Solomon Islands

New WTO chief calls for tripling of vaccine production

Reuters
01 Mar 2021
  Global

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

Bill Gates: A three-part plan to eliminate Covid-19

The Irish Times
30 Sep 2020
  Global

Russia to supply Egypt with 25 million doses of coronavirus vaccine

Egypt Independent
30 Sep 2020
  Arab Republic of Egypt;   Russian Federation

Exclusive: World Bank seeks board approval for $12 billion coronavirus vaccine financing plan

Reuters
30 Sep 2020
  Global

Former tourism workers get relief in Samoa

RNZ
30 Sep 2020
  Samoa

The Central Bank of Egypt: Monetary easing continues

Ahram Online
29 Sep 2020
  Arab Republic of Egypt

Coronavirus pushes 38m Asians below poverty line: World Bank

Nikkei Asia
29 Sep 2020
  Global

Exclusive: South Africa's COVID-hit carmakers ask govt to cut taxes on new cars

Reuters
29 Sep 2020
  South Africa

Brazil's Bolsonaro defends aid for poor as fiscal fears hit markets again

Reuters
29 Sep 2020
  Brazil

Brazil's government backs new basic income payments to poor

Reuters
29 Sep 2020
  Brazil

Germany seeks breakthrough on linking EU payouts to rule of law

Politico
29 Sep 2020
  Germany;   European Union

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

Government of Samoa
28 Sep 2020
  Samoa

From coupons to cash, governments spend millions to revive economies

The Straits Times
28 Sep 2020
  Global