News and Information

EU trade pact to support Vietnam's coronavirus recovery: World Bank

Reuters
19 May 2020
  European Union;   Viet Nam

Amid rising talk of negative rates, policies in Japan, Europe get subtle tweaks

Reuters
19 May 2020
  Japan;   European Central Bank

World Bank to help alleviate burden for the self-employed in the face of COVID-19

Monstame
18 May 2020
  Mongolia

China’s Xi pledges $2 billion to help fight coronavirus

CNBC
18 May 2020
  People's Republic of China

Germany, France propose virus recovery fund for EU economy

US News
18 May 2020
  France;   Germany;   European Union

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

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

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

Russia looks to U.S. for aid as new coronavirus cases drop to lowest since May 1

Reuters
18 May 2020
  Russian Federation

Russia says growth of new coronavirus cases stopped

Rappler
18 May 2020
  Russian Federation

Saudi Arabia may extend distance learning for 2020-2021 school year

Gulf News
18 May 2020
  Saudi Arabia

Nigeria to impose precision lockdown in coronavirus hotspots

Reuters
18 May 2020
  Nigeria

Merkel and Macron propose €500bn EU rescue fund

The Guardian
18 May 2020
  European Union

The impact of COVID-19 on South Africa's maritime economy

The Maritime Executive
18 May 2020
  South Africa

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

IMF
18 May 2020
  Mongolia

Iran faces ‘second wave’ of virus as death toll surges past 7,000

Arab News
18 May 2020
  Islamic Republic of Iran

Cashmere piles up in Mongolia as coronavirus cripples trading

Nikkei Asian Review
17 May 2020
  Mongolia

Katsina state govt relaxes lockdown order

NNN News
17 May 2020
  Nigeria

Coronavirus has devastated Moscow. Now it's spreading across Russia's 11 time zones to ill-funded regions

CNN
17 May 2020
  Russian Federation

Egypt tightens coronavirus restrictions for Eid holiday

Reuters, VOA News
17 May 2020
  Arab Republic of Egypt

Saudi Arabia's Health Ministry triples daily COVID-19 tests

Arab News
17 May 2020
  Saudi Arabia