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Pacific Economic Outlook Weakens, But Vaccination Progress Provides Optimism — ADB

Asian Development Bank
09 Aug 2021
  Pacific

Surge in COVID-19 Cases Highlights Need to Ramp Up Vaccinations in Asia and the Pacific

Asian Development Bank
09 Aug 2021
  Indonesia;   Bangladesh;   Fiji;   Papua New Guinea

ADB, UNICEF Support Rollout of Vaccines for Children in Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu Against Infectious Diseases, Cervical Cancer

Asian Development Bank
09 Aug 2021
  Samoa;   Tonga;   Tuvalu;   Vanuatu

ADB, UNICEF SUPPORT ROLLOUT OF VACCINES FOR CHILDREN IN SAMOA, TONGA, TUVALU AGAINST INFECTIONS DISEASES, CERVICAL CANCER

Government of Samoa
09 Aug 2021
  Samoa

NextGenerationEU: European Commission disburses €4 billion in pre-financing to Greece

European Commission
09 Aug 2021
  European Union

ECB must tighten policy if needed to counter inflation, Weidmann says

EU Reportor
09 Aug 2021
  European Central Bank

Final world vaccination dose donations arrive

Samoa Observer
08 Aug 2021
  Samoa

COVID resistance detected; vaccine urgency spikes

Samoa Observer
07 Aug 2021
  Samoa

ADB and Palau Sign Grants to Protect the Poor and Vulnerable Groups from COVID-19 Impacts

Asian Development Bank
06 Aug 2021
  Palau

WHO calls for moratorium on Covid-19 booster shots in bid to secure jabs for poor countries

France 24
04 Aug 2021
  Global

State aid: Commission approves €430 million Italian scheme to compensate ski lift operators for damages suffered due to coronavirus outbreak

European Commission
04 Aug 2021
  European Union;   Italy

Coronavirus: Commission approves new contract for a potential COVID-19 vaccine with Novavax

European Commission
04 Aug 2021
  European Union

Latest COVID-19 data confirms infections have risen globally for four consecutive weeks

UN News
04 Aug 2021
  Japan;   United Kingdom;   United States;   India;   Indonesia

Tonga legislators set to enforce COVID-19 inoculation

Matangi Tonga
04 Aug 2021
  Tonga

Central banks are learning to live with Covid

Bloomberg
03 Aug 2021
  Global

Pacific nations with high vaccination rates delay opening borders amid concerns around herd immunity

ABC News
03 Aug 2021
  Niue

NZ sends 100,000 vaccine doses to Fiji

RNZ
03 Aug 2021
  New Zealand;   Fiji

Honiara Lockdown Plan Reviewed

Solomon Islands Government
03 Aug 2021
  Solomon Islands

IMF approves 650 billion dollar fund to alleviate pandemic impact

RFI
03 Aug 2021
  Global

NextGenerationEU: European Commission disburses €770 million in pre-financing to Belgium

European Commission
03 Aug 2021
  European Union;   Belgium