News and Information

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

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

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

Europe should brace for second wave, says EU coronavirus chief

The Guardian
20 May 2020
  European Union

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

Corona pandemic increasing risks to financial stability

Sveriges Riksbank
20 May 2020
  Sweden

Switzerland allocates $310 million to get access to coronavirus vaccine

Reuters
20 May 2020
  Switzerland

Portugal adopts transitional tax measures to manage COVID-19

International Tax Review
20 May 2020
  Portugal

Portugal aims for quick recovery

SouthEUSummit
20 May 2020
  Portugal

US gives millions of dollars in COVID-19 support to Caspian countries

Caspian News
20 May 2020
  United States;   Azerbaijan;   Kazakhstan;   Turkmenistan

Austria says alternative to Franco-German coronavirus recovery is in the works

New Europe
20 May 2020
  Austria

Global report: largest daily rise in Covid-19 cases prompts WHO warning

The Guardian
20 May 2020
  Global

Don’t save the economy. Change the economy.

https://www.politico.eu/article/dont-save-the-economy-change-the-economy-coronavirus-covid19/
20 May 2020
  European Union

Italian PM: Franco-German recovery deal is not enough

Politico
20 May 2020
  European Union

Use SDGs and Paris Agreement to guide recovery from COVID-19—ADB VP

ADB
20 May 2020
  Global