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06/14/2021 | News release | Distributed by Public on 06/15/2021 09:46

Dentons Flashpoint - June 14, 2021

June 14, 2021

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Key Takeaways

G7 leaders criticized China for a range of policies, prompting denunciation by Beijing for interference in domestic affairs. US central bankers could signal this week that they anticipate raising interest rates sooner than previously expected. In Dubai, 20 percent of those testing positive for the coronavirus had already been vaccinated with the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine. Analysis: Low Supply Hampers African Vaccination Campaigns.

Condition Updates

A rundown of important global developments in markets, in business, and region-by-region, as well as statistical risk assessments by country and by US state.

Low Supply Hampers African Vaccination Campaigns

As vaccinations roll out unevenly throughout the world, some regions have fared well, while others have been less able to purchase and administer vaccines. The African continent is faring the worst: despite accounting for 16 percent of the world's population, less than one percent of the world's vaccinations have been administered in Africa, and just two percent of the continent's population has received one dose.

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