Australia to review impact of Trump's USAID cuts on Pacific region, Bloomberg News reports

FILE PHOTO: A USAID flag flutters outside, as the USAID building sits closed to employees after a memo was issued advising agency personnel to work remotely, in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 3, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo

(Reuters) - Australia plans to review the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development(USAID) on Southeast Asia and the Pacific region, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday.

Australia will examine what potential shortfalls that might emerge as a result of the changes to USAID, the report said, citing government officials.

(Reporting by Gnaneshwar Rajan in Bengaluru; Editing by Andrew Heavens)