US lawmakers back $15 billion in airline payroll assistance

Reuters

21 Dec 2020

  United States

Samoa modifies state of emergency

RNZ

21 Dec 2020

  Samoa

Covid-19 vaccine roll out starts in parts of the Pacific

Asia Pacific Report

20 Dec 2020

  Pacific

Sydney isolated from rest of Australia as COVID outbreak grows

Reuters

20 Dec 2020

  Australia

Japan provides essential medical equipment to Laos to address the impact of COVID-19

Vientiane Times

20 Dec 2020

  Japan;   Lao PDR

NZ is concluding another Pacific islands travel bubble agreement

Australian Times

19 Dec 2020

  New Zealand;   Niue

New Zealand buys enough COVID vaccine for itself – and its neighbors

New York Post

19 Dec 2020

  New Zealand;   Pacific

To fight new COVID strain, UK PM Johnson reverses Christmas plans for millions

Reuters

19 Dec 2020

  United Kingdom

BOJ to look at more effective ways to resolve inflation conundrum, extends fund scheme

Reuters

18 Dec 2020

  Japan

UK extends COVID furlough programme until end of April

Reuters

17 Dec 2020

  United Kingdom

Swiss National Bank sees no alternative to expansive policy to tackle COVID-19

Reuters

17 Dec 2020

  Switzerland

Fed extends pandemic-related dollar 'swap' lines for 9 other central banks

Reuters

17 Dec 2020

  United States

In rare move, Japan sells gold to fill budget hole

Reuters

17 Dec 2020

  Japan

US airlines closing in on new government assistance package

Reuters

17 Dec 2020

  United States

Japan plans record $1.03 trln budget, struggles to contain virus, debt

Reuters

17 Dec 2020

  Japan

New Zealand to purchase Covid-19 vaccines for Pacific island neighbors, including Samoa and Tonga

Stuff

17 Dec 2020

  New Zealand;   Pacific

Fed vows to buy bonds until it sees 'substantial' economic progress

Reuters

16 Dec 2020

  United States

Austria: EIB provides €150 million of funding to ZKW Group

European Investment Bank

16 Dec 2020

  Austria

UPDATE 1-Finland plans to help Finnair with 400 mln euro loan

Reuters

16 Dec 2020

  Finland

France replaces lockdown with evening curfew

FBC News

16 Dec 2020

  France