Singapore's economy is recovering steadily from pandemic-related lockdowns, according to a February survey of around 400 factory managers in the wealthy city-state.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Win for Biden, Democrats as US Senate passes $2.6 trillion relief bill
6 Mar, 2021 09:01 PM
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Win for Biden, Democrats as US Senate passes $2.6 trillion relief bill. Video / TheWhiteHouse
AP
By: Alan Fram
An exhausted US Senate has narrowly approved a US$1.9 trillion (NZ$2.6t) Covid-19 relief bill as President Joe Biden and his Democratic allies notched a victory they called crucial for hoisting the country out of the pandemic and economic doldrums.
After labouring all night on a mountain of amendments nearly all from Republicans and rejected bleary-eyed senators approved the sprawling package on a 50-49 party-line vote.
Recent cancellations of Hawke s Bay events set to hit economic growth hard
7 Mar, 2021 07:26 PM
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Art Deco Festival was cancelled this year due to a change in Covid-19 alert levels. Photo / Mercia Paaymans
Hawkes Bay Today
By: Louise Gould
Hawke s Bay s economy looked to be charting a more optimistic path with actual GDP growth in 2020. But, 2021 is already looking more pessimistic following the cancellations of two of the region s biggest events, the Art Deco Festival and Horse of the Year.
Last year, despite Covid-19 s impact and an alert level 4 lockdown Hawke s Bay managed to regain all its lost ground and return a growth.