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These Asian economies seem to have contained the coronavirus outbreak. Here’s how they did it

CNBC
18 May 2020
  Hong Kong, China;   Taipei,China;   Viet Nam

Turkmenistan to introduce 100% mandatory forex sales

Reuters
18 May 2020
  Turkmenistan

Tajikistan has the most deaths from COVID-19 in Central Asia

New Europe
18 May 2020
  Tajikistan

IMF Executive Board concludes second review under Armenia’s stand-by arrangement and augments access to address the impact of COVID-19

IMF
18 May 2020
  Armenia

'Coronavirus-free' Turkmenistan imposes restrictions

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
18 May 2020
  Turkmenistan

ADB allocates $1.36M grant for Uzbekistan to procure COVID medical supplies

Devdiscourse
18 May 2020
  Uzbekistan

Korea reaches out to Navajos, Iran with COVID-19 supplies

The Korea Herald
18 May 2020
  Republic of Korea;   Islamic Republic of Iran

Merkel and Macron propose €500bn EU rescue fund

The Guardian
18 May 2020
  European Union

IMF staff completes discussions for emergency access to the Rapid Financing Instrument on Mongolia

IMF
18 May 2020
  Mongolia

Pakistan’s top court ends coronavirus lockdown

VOA News
18 May 2020
  Pakistan

Georgia reports 6 new cases of coronavirus, Marneuli reopens after 56 days

Agenda.Ge
18 May 2020
  Georgia

ADB allocates $1.36 million grant for Uzbekistan's fight against COVID-19

ADB
18 May 2020
  Uzbekistan

Cashmere piles up in Mongolia as coronavirus cripples trading

Nikkei Asian Review
17 May 2020
  Mongolia

Countries' massive debt piles are turning into a disaster

CNN
17 May 2020
  Global

$600M of foreign aid pledged for COVID-19

Tolo News
16 May 2020
  Afghanistan

As of May 1 Kyrgyzstan’s GDP shows decrease by 3.8%: deputy PM

Kabar
15 May 2020
  Kyrgyz Republic

COVID-19 economic impact could reach $8.8 trillion globally — New ADB report

ADB
15 May 2020
  Global

ECB ‘may double’ pandemic bond buying

OMFIF
14 May 2020
  European Central Bank

China’s local officials under pressure amid coronavirus pandemic to address rise in unemployment

South China Morning Post
13 May 2020
  People's Republic of China

China coronavirus stimulus: what measures have been used to combat the economic impact of Covid-19?

South China Morning Post
08 May 2020
  People's Republic of China