Jacinda Ardern said travel bubbles with Australia and the Pacific will continue but the rest of the world 'poses too great a risk' to the country's health and economy at this stage.
Economic growth will recover more rapidly while budget deficits and net debt will be lower than expected, New Zealand's Finance Minister Grant Robertson said.
The top 5 spots in Bloomberg’s Covid Resilience Ranking climbed about 15% on average, compared with below 2% for the bottom 5 — Mexico, Argentina, Peru, Belgium, Czech Republic.
The WHO and its members have been scrutinized for their responses to the pandemic that has struck about 47 million people, killing more than 1.2 million & stifling economies worldwide.
Ardern’s message of empathy & kindness married with skillful crisis management contrasts starkly with the divisive politics in US as Trump, Biden face off for presidency on 3 Nov.
News of the fresh community case comes hours after PM Jacinda Ardern swept to landslide election win, largely on the back of her govt’s successful response to Covid.
Modi’s remarks in Manipur were directed at the Gen Z in Nepal. Now that they have succeeded in ending ‘oldigarchy’, New Delhi knows it’s time for a reset in its Nepal policy.
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.
To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.
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