News and Information

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

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

Coronavirus pushes 38m Asians below poverty line: World Bank

Nikkei Asia
29 Sep 2020
  Global

Sri Lanka's bonds hammered by default worries

Reuters
29 Sep 2020
  Sri Lanka

Moody’s downgrades Sri Lanka, raises foreign debt risk

Macau.business.com
29 Sep 2020
  Sri Lanka

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

Government of Samoa
28 Sep 2020
  Samoa

Zero COVID-19 community transmission in Sri Lanka – Army Commander

News 1st
28 Sep 2020
  Sri Lanka

From coupons to cash, governments spend millions to revive economies

The Straits Times
28 Sep 2020
  Global

Sri Lanka private credit up in August, SOE borrowings reach trillion rupees 2020

Economy Next
28 Sep 2020
  Sri Lanka

Samoa extends State of Emergency despite no Covid cases

RNZ
28 Sep 2020
  Samoa

Sri Lanka seeks fresh currency swap facility, deferment of debt payments from India

Reuters
26 Sep 2020
  Sri Lanka

COVID-19 preparedness - Supporting the vulnerable in Samoa

World Health Organization
23 Sep 2020
  Samoa

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

ADB approves $1 million grant to build disease resilient and energy efficient centralized air-conditioning systems

ADB
21 Sep 2020
  Global

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

US Embassy in Georgia
18 Sep 2020
  Pacific;   United States

ADvows to be developing Asia's partner for recovery from COVID-19

ADB
18 Sep 2020
  Global

US-funded PPE supplies ship to Samoa

RNZ
18 Sep 2020
  Samoa