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Australia faces 'unprecedented' economic hit from coronavirus: RBA minutes

Reuters
19 May 2020
  Australia

New Zealand provides $7m for global humanitarian response to COVID-19

New Zealand Foreign Affairs & Trade
19 May 2020
  New Zealand;   Bangladesh

Reserve Bank expected to cut interest rate to near 50-year low this week

fin24
19 May 2020
  South Africa

Brazil overtakes UK as country with third-highest coronavirus cases

The Guardian
19 May 2020
  Brazil;   Mexico

Zero cases: How Pacific islands kept coronavirus at bay

DW
19 May 2020
  Pacific

Palace warns of another Metro Manila lockdown

Inquirer.net
19 May 2020
  Philippines

Coronavirus UK map: How many confirmed cases are there in your area?

BBC News
19 May 2020
  United Kingdom

Indonesian capital extends again partial lockdown as cases leap

Xinhuanet
19 May 2020
  Indonesia

Indonesia surprises by holding key rate amid volatile market

BNN Bloomberg
19 May 2020
  Indonesia

How Bhutan remained unscathed from COVID-19 despite being surrounded by India and China?

The EurAsian Times
19 May 2020
  Bhutan

Indo-Bhutan or Indo-Nepal border continuing with tight restriction even in the 4th part of lockdown

The Economic Times
19 May 2020
  Bhutan;   India;   Nepal

Continue RMG imports from Bangladesh through a ‘Covid-19 fund’: Shahriar Alam to UK

The Daily Star
19 May 2020
  Bangladesh;   United Kingdom

Bangladesh crosses 25,000-mark

Dhaka Tribune
19 May 2020
  Bangladesh

More than 15,000 Hong Kong shops may close without rent relief

San Antonio Express News
19 May 2020
  Hong Kong, China

ADB talks main strategic directions for Azerbaijan

Mena FN
19 May 2020
  Azerbaijan

EBRD and Azerbaijan’s central bank promote manat lending to coronavirus-hit firms

EBRD
19 May 2020
  Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan unveils plan to revive tourism post-coronavirus

Caspian News
19 May 2020
  Azerbaijan

IMF allows an immediate release of US$280 million for Armenia

Public Radio of Armenia
19 May 2020
  Armenia

Oil jumps to two-month high on vaccine, economic recovery hopes

Aljazeera
19 May 2020
  Global

PNG and Covid-19: The costs of economic stress

The Interpreter
19 May 2020
  Papua New Guinea