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US provides USD 600,000 in medical equipment to address COVID-19 in Lao PDR

The Laotian Times
31 Mar 2021
  Lao PDR

Australia assists with purchase of Covid-19 vaccine

Vientiane Times
31 Mar 2021
  Lao PDR;   Australia

New focus on SDGs needed to rebuild after COVID-19, says ADB report

ADB
15 Mar 2021
  Global

Middle-income countries are caught in a COVID-19 financing gap

Devex
10 Mar 2021
  Global

Second round of Covid-19 vaccinations to begin this month

Vientiane Times
03 Mar 2021
  Lao PDR

New WTO chief calls for tripling of vaccine production

Reuters
01 Mar 2021
  Global

Global coronavirus cases surpass 6 million

Reuters
31 May 2020
  Global

Covid-19 could cause $8.5 trillion loss in global output: UN Secretary General

ET Healthworld
30 May 2020
  Global

Lockdown measures loosened as Laos adopts new normal

The Laotian Times
29 May 2020
  Lao PDR

World Bank suggests possible extra replenishment of IDA lending arm

Reuters
29 May 2020
  Global

ADB study maps supply chains for key products in COVID-19 response

ADB
28 May 2020
  Global

Debt relief plans for world's poor countries inch forward

Reuters
28 May 2020
  Global

The effects of COVID-19 on international labor markets: An update

Brookings
27 May 2020
  Global

Central bankers must devise strategy for return to normal policy, BIS head says

Reuters
27 May 2020
  Global

WHO warns of 'second peak' in areas where COVID-19 declining

Reuters
26 May 2020
  Global

In the lockdown economy, our old measures of inflation get it wrong

Business World
26 May 2020
  Global

CLMV’s economic growth crashes to two-decade low due to COVID-19

Thailand Business News
25 May 2020
  Cambodia;   Lao PDR;   Myanmar;   Viet Nam

US announces US$3 mn support for Covid-19 response in Laos

Vientiane Times
25 May 2020
  Lao PDR

ADB approves $20 million to support Lao PDR's emergency response to COVID-19

ADB
25 May 2020
  Lao PDR

Luxembourg pledges 3 million euros for Covid-19 response

Vientiane Times
23 May 2020
  Lao PDR;   Luxembourg