Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

ADB – MANILA, PHILIPPINES (30 July 2020); The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $20 million grant to help the Government of Samoa respond to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The grant will help fund measures to upgrade Samoa’s health sector and support the government’s economic stimulus program. “As Samoa works to keep the […]

(MATAGALUEGA O TUPE); E pei ona fa’alauiloaina ile Fono Aoao a le Palemene ile masina o Me 2020, ua tu’uina atu nei le fesoasoani a le Malo i lalo o le Vaega II o lana Polokalame e Tali Atu ai i Aafiaga o le Koviti19 mo fa’alapotopotoga i totonu o le atunu’u o lo’o fa’atinoina […]

(MINISTRY OF FINANCE); As announced in Parliament in May 2020, the Government of Samoa extends its financial assistance as part of the Phase II of its COVID-19 Stimulus Package to select non-profit organizations within the country who work towards providing support services to citizens deemed as most vulnerable. The Government of Samoa understands that these […]

Apia/Suva -21 July 2020; The United Nations and New Zealand have agreed to a new partnership that promises to improve the health, lives and livelihoods of thousands of people across the Pacific, including in Samoa. New Zealand has agreed to commit initial funding of NZ$24.7 million ($42.9 million SAT) for the NZ UN Pacific Partnership […]

1. Gross Domestic Product (GDP)Nominal GDPQuarter (March 2020 quarter) $541.42 million, 2.9 percent lower than $557.47 million in the March 2019 quarter. Annual (12 months to end March 2020)$2,225.28 million or 1.7 percent higher than $2,188.72 million for the same period up to March 2019. GDP per capita (12 months to March 2020)$11,056.3 per capita, […]