Vaccine rollouts support stable outlook for A-Pac sovereign ratings: S&P

Jan 28, 2021

Singapore, January 28 : S&P Global Ratings expects most Asia Pacific sovereign credit ratings to remain unchanged in the next one to two years...

Banking systems in emerging markets face deterioration in asset quality: S&P

Jan 20, 2021

Singapore, January 20 : Banking systems in emerging markets face the expected deterioration in asset quality indicators as regulatory forbearance measures are lifted while...

'No evidence' of blood clot risk from vaccine: AstraZeneca

Mar 13, 2021

London [UK], March 13 : AstraZeneca on Friday defended its vaccine saying that there was "no evidence of an increased risk" of blood clots,...

IMF projects 12.5% growth rate for India; increases global growth forecast

Apr 06, 2021

Washington DC [US], April 6 : The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expecting a stronger economic recovery in 2021 as Covid-19 vaccine rollouts get...

Right govt policies can help revive tourism in Asia Pacific: ADB

May 21, 2021

Manila [The Philippines], May 21 : Vaccine rollouts will be a time-consuming process both regionally and across the globe but there are actions that...

WHO slams Europe's 'unacceptably slow' COVID vaccine rollout

Apr 01, 2021

Geneva [Switzerland], April 1 : The rollout of vaccines in Europe is "unacceptably slow," the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, delivering a damning...