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Covid infection rate continues to soar

Vientiane Times
04 May 2021
  Lao PDR

Commission proposes to ease restrictions on non-essential travel to the EU while addressing variants through new ‘emergency brake' mechanism

European Commission
03 May 2021
  European Union

EU to allow in visitors from 14 'safe' countries

BBC News
30 Jun 2020
  European Union

Central banks' heavy hand to keep sovereign bond yields low: Reuters poll

Reuters
30 Jun 2020
  Global

Ministry supports Lao workers affected by Covid-19 outbreak

Vientiane Times
30 Jun 2020
  Lao PDR

'Coronavirus legacy will be weak global inflation: economists

Reuters
26 Jun 2020
  Global

ECB to provide euro loans to non euro zone central banks

Reuters
25 Jun 2020
  European Central Bank

COVID-19-induced uncertainty continues to drag on emerging East Asian bonds

ADB
25 Jun 2020
  Global

Europe's emergency loan schemes stir fears of a debt trap

Reuters
24 Jun 2020
  European Union

Central banks hint at pandemic stimulus exit. Markets aren't buying it

Reuters
23 Jun 2020
  Global

EU to focus on rebuilding after pandemic in next 18 months: Germany

Reuters
23 Jun 2020
  European Union

Germany takes EU reins to steer towards green COVID-19 recovery

Reuters
23 Jun 2020
  European Union

US provides additional US$2.5 million to Laos to flight Covid-19

Vientiane Times
23 Jun 2020
  Lao PDR;   United States

Poorest countries to save $12 billion in 2020 debt relief

Reuters
20 Jun 2020
  Global

Major central banks to cut frequency of dollar-funding operations, BOJ says

Reuters
19 Jun 2020
  Global

Divided EU seeks to agree coronavirus stimulus

Reuters
19 Jun 2020
  European Union

Electricite du Laos to provide discounts for Covid-19 period

The Laotian Times
19 Jun 2020
  Lao PDR

Champassak promotes tourism programme after Covid-19 outbreak

Vientiane Times
19 Jun 2020
  Lao PDR

Europe's wage schemes shielded households from most income losses, ECB says

Reuters
18 Jun 2020
  European Union

Banks borrow record 1.31 trillion euros from ECB

Reuters
18 Jun 2020
  European Central Bank