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Remittances spur Bangladesh forex reserves to record $34.23bn amid pandemic

bdnews24.com
04 Jun 2020
  Bangladesh

House approves measure allowing transfer of bad loans to asset companies

Business World
04 Jun 2020
  Philippines

Recession looms as economy reopens

BBC News
04 Jun 2020
  India

South Korea April current account swings to big deficit

Reuters
04 Jun 2020
  Republic of Korea

Labour ministry orders businesses to pay workers amid virus outbreak

Vientiane Times
04 Jun 2020
  Lao PDR

ADB and Ipoteka Bank partner to support trade in Uzbekistan

ADB
04 Jun 2020
  Uzbekistan

Belgium to reopen businesses on June 8, borders on June 15

Reuters
03 Jun 2020
  Belgium

FSM continues state of public emergency into sixth month

RNZ
03 Jun 2020
  Federated States of Micronesia

Senate OKs on 2nd reading ‘Bayanihan 2’ providing for P140-B standby fund for COVID-19 response

Inquirer.net
03 Jun 2020
  Philippines

How Folketrygdfondet calmed markets with pop-up bond fund

IPE
03 Jun 2020
  Norway

Australia set for first recession in three decades

BBC News
03 Jun 2020
  Australia

IMF Executive Board approves US$99 million disbursement under the Rapid Financing Instrument to Mongolia to address the COVID-19 pandemic

IMF
03 Jun 2020
  Mongolia

Switzerland economy shrinks 2.6% in Q1 2020

Rappler
03 Jun 2020
  Switzerland

BSP’s liquidity cushion for PH against pandemic tops P1 trillion

Inquirer.net
03 Jun 2020
  Philippines

S. Korea unveils W35.3tr extra budget plan to brace for post-coronavirus era

The Korea Herald
03 Jun 2020
  Republic of Korea

Mongolia's total exports decreased by 40% as of May

AKI Press
03 Jun 2020
  Mongolia

Socso: Job losses in Malaysia increased by 42pc in Q1 due to Covid-19

Malay Mail
03 Jun 2020
  Malaysia

German coalition parties agree 130 billion euro stimulus package

Reuters
03 Jun 2020
  Germany

China to bypass provinces with direct payments to cash-strapped local governments, but revenue problems remain

South China Morning Post
03 Jun 2020
  People's Republic of China

ADB, ESCAP discuss stepping up cooperation to help Asia and Pacific in addressing COVID-19 crisis

ADB
03 Jun 2020
  Global