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Germany’s Scholz sees recovery fund as more than money

Politico
27 May 2020
  European Union

Lagarde: It’s even worse than we thought

Politico
27 May 2020
  European Union

European Commission proposes €750B EU recovery package

Politico
27 May 2020
  European Union

EU lays out costly rescue for squabbling bloc

Reuters
27 May 2020
  European Union

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

Reuters
27 May 2020
  Global

EU looks for next step in coronavirus economic response

Atlantic Council
26 May 2020
  European Union

Re-opening Sri Lanka’s airports for tourists from 1st August proposed

Colombo Page
26 May 2020
  Sri Lanka

ECB prepares for the worst - life without the Bundesbank

Reuters
26 May 2020
  European Central Bank;   Germany

Easing Europe confident of avoiding coronavirus lockdown sequel

Reuters
26 May 2020
  European Union

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

Italy’s EU minister to Commission: Be ambitious with corona recovery fund

Politico
26 May 2020
  European Union

Curfew lifted in the island

News 1st
26 May 2020
  Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka seeks USD 1.1 billion currency swap facility from India amidst depleting forex reserves

The Economic Times
24 May 2020
  India;   Sri Lanka

‘Frugal four’ propose ‘loans for loans’ approach to coronavirus recovery fund

Politico
23 May 2020
  European Union

Leading economist warns of 10 years of depression and debt

BBC News
22 May 2020
  Global

Europe mobilising over 334m euro for fight against Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Eleven
22 May 2020
  Bangladesh;   European Union

Sri Lanka lifts import bans except for vehicles in COVID-19 economic recovery plan

News 1st
22 May 2020
  Sri Lanka

COVID-19 worsens pre-existing financial vulnerabilities

IMF
22 May 2020
  Global

EU provides Euro 3.5 million grant to boost Sri Lanka’s tourism industry

Opportunity Sri Lanka
22 May 2020
  European Union;   Sri Lanka