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April taxes plummet amid crisis

Business World
20 May 2020
  Philippines

How did Portugal manage the COVID-19 crisis so well?

CGTN
20 May 2020
  Portugal

Australia spends $100m in 'quick financial support' for Pacific countries hit by cyclone and pandemic

ABC News
20 May 2020
  Australia;   Pacific

Battered farmers may get $250,000 each in Trump’s virus bailout

Bloomberg
20 May 2020
  United States

Malaysia performing well despite global slowdown

The Star
20 May 2020
  Malaysia

South Korea starts reopening schools after virus spread slows

BNN Bloomberg
20 May 2020
  Republic of Korea

Solomon Islands starts lockdown to curb COVID-19 spread

Xinhuanet
20 May 2020
  Solomon Islands

Kiribati sets sights on overcoming hurdles to e-commerce

UNCTAD
20 May 2020
  Kiribati

Kazakhstan eases back into normal life with more restriction lifted by government

The Astana Times
20 May 2020
  Kazakhstan

COVID-19 to impact Lao PDR growth, debt in 2020: New World Bank report

World Bank
20 May 2020
  Lao PDR

Tracking the $9 trillion global fiscal support to fight COVID-19

IMF
20 May 2020
  Global

Swiss seek to secure COVID-19 vaccine amid hoarding fears

Reuters
20 May 2020
  Switzerland

Luxembourg starts mass COVID-19 testing, aims to cover everyone soon

Reuters
20 May 2020
  Luxembourg

Government decides to allow deferment of resort lease payments

Maldives Times
20 May 2020
  Maldives

Europe should brace for second wave, says EU coronavirus chief

The Guardian
20 May 2020
  European Union

Second batch of humanitarian aid from Uzbekistan arrived in Kyrgyzstan

Kabar
20 May 2020
  Kyrgyz Republic;   Uzbekistan

On the brink of default, Argentina says there’s a ‘big chance’ its May 22 deadline will be extended

CNBC
20 May 2020
  Argentina

State Counsellor discusses schools reopening with stakeholders in education sector amid COVID-19

The Global New Light of Myanmar
20 May 2020
  Myanmar

Australian jobs in hospitality and the arts could take five years to recover to pre-coronavirus levels

The Guardian
20 May 2020
  Australia

Belgium begins new drug trials on 50 Covid-19 patients

The Brussels Times
20 May 2020
  Belgium