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Covid Controls
01 Apr 2021
  Nauru

854,400 COVID-19 vaccine doses shipped by COVAX to Egypt

Africa News
01 Apr 2021
  Arab Republic of Egypt

Samoa tightens measures for returning citizens

RNZ
30 Nov 2020
  Samoa

Solomons extends State of Public Emergency

RNZ
26 Nov 2020
  Solomon Islands

ADB announces $150 million to support universal health care in PNG

ADB
26 Nov 2020
  Papua New Guinea

ADB approves $250 million loan to support PNG’s response to COVID-19

ADB
26 Nov 2020
  Papua New Guinea

PM announces plans to broaden economic base

Solomon Times
25 Nov 2020
  Solomon Islands

ADB to provide $94 million to boost disaster resilience in Pacific

ADB
25 Nov 2020
  Pacific

ADB provides $20 million to help Cook Islands respond to COVID-19

ADB
25 Nov 2020
  Cook Islands

Asia needs to leverage stronger regional cooperation to boost COVID-19 recovery

ADB
25 Nov 2020
  Global

Improving sentiment boosts emerging East Asian bond markets amid COVID-19

ADB
25 Nov 2020
  Global

EU, Canada, others push trade plan to help in COVID-19 battle

Reuters
24 Nov 2020
  Global

'EU pledges 1.2 billion euros for Afghanistan

Reuters
24 Nov 2020
  Afghanistan;   European Union

IMF calls for expansion of debt relief beyond world's poorest countries

Reuters
23 Nov 2020
  Global

G20 to extend debt relief to mid-2021, pushes private sector to help

Reuters
23 Nov 2020
  Global

Samoa raises quarantine period

RNZ
23 Nov 2020
  Samoa

As new debt crisis looms, Africa needs more than world is offering

Reuters
20 Nov 2020
  Global

China says has given $2.1 billion of debt relief to poor countries

Reuters
20 Nov 2020
  People's Republic of China;   Global

State aid: Commission approves Austrian ”Fixkostenzuschuss Phase II” scheme to support uncovered fixed costs of companies affected by coronavirus outbreak

European Commission
20 Nov 2020
  Austria;   European Union

Global economy recovering, but may be losing momentum: IMF chief

Reuters
19 Nov 2020
  Global