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COVID-19 Threatens Asia and Pacific’s Progress on SDGs, ADB Data Show

Asian Development Bank
24 Aug 2021
  Global

ADB Data Show the Extent of COVID-19 Trade Disruption in Developing Asia

Asian Development Bank
13 Aug 2021
  Azerbaijan;   Kazakhstan;   Maldives;   Turkmenistan;   Vanuatu

ADB Data Show the Impact of COVID-19 on Government Finance in Developing Asia

Asian Development Bank
13 Aug 2021
  Brunei Darussalam;   Maldives;   Sri Lanka

Coronavirus digest: Germany's 'fourth wave is coming'

Deutsche Welle
11 Aug 2021
  Germany

Surge in COVID-19 Cases Highlights Need to Ramp Up Vaccinations in Asia and the Pacific

Asian Development Bank
09 Aug 2021
  Indonesia;   Bangladesh;   Fiji;   Papua New Guinea

WHO calls for moratorium on Covid-19 booster shots in bid to secure jabs for poor countries

France 24
04 Aug 2021
  Global

Latest COVID-19 data confirms infections have risen globally for four consecutive weeks

UN News
04 Aug 2021
  Japan;   United Kingdom;   United States;   India;   Indonesia

Central banks are learning to live with Covid

Bloomberg
03 Aug 2021
  Global

IMF approves 650 billion dollar fund to alleviate pandemic impact

RFI
03 Aug 2021
  Global

Global coronavirus cases surpass 6 million

Reuters
31 May 2020
  Global

MoI revises rules on limiting gatherings, violations classification

Saudi Gazette
30 May 2020
  Saudi Arabia

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

ET Healthworld
30 May 2020
  Global

Saudi Arabia's PIF gets $40 billion from foreign reserves to fund overseas investments

Reuters
30 May 2020
  Saudi Arabia

Argentina would ease currency controls if debt talks are successful

Buenos Aires Times
29 May 2020
  Argentina

Government improves debt offer, rejects counter-proposal

Buenos Aires Times
29 May 2020
  Argentina

Bank mortgage lending is drying up in South Africa

BusinessTech
29 May 2020
  South Africa

Brazil GDP falls most since 2015 as COVID-19 hits family budgets

Reuters
29 May 2020
  Brazil

Egyptian Cabinet announces new coronavirus measures for next 15 days

Egypt Independent
29 May 2020
  Arab Republic of Egypt

Argentina knocks back new debt proposal but says talks progressing

Reuters
29 May 2020
  Argentina

World Bank suggests possible extra replenishment of IDA lending arm

Reuters
29 May 2020
  Global