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Malaysia central bank cuts rate to record low to offset COVID pain

Nikkei Asian Review
07 Jul 2020
  Malaysia

Currency crisis impoverishes Iranians, strains economic defenses

Reuters
07 Jul 2020
  Islamic Republic of Iran

Indonesia imposes 10% VAT on Amazon, Google, Netflix and Spotify

Reuters
07 Jul 2020
  Indonesia

Government files new debt restructuring offer with SEC

Buenos Aires Times
07 Jul 2020
  Argentina

Penjana: RM5,000 grant for registered private kindergartens, says Education Ministry

Malay Mail
07 Jul 2020
  Malaysia

Saudi Arabia’s 6-point plan to jumpstart global economy

Arab News
07 Jul 2020
  Saudi Arabia

Cambodia’s tourism to get post-pandemic support for recovery

Vietnam Plus
06 Jul 2020
  Cambodia

Argentina unveils sweetened debt offer to creditors; sets Aug 4 deadline

Reuters
06 Jul 2020
  Argentina

South Africa’s ‘alphabet soup recovery’ – and up to 1.5 million jobs lost

Business Tech
06 Jul 2020
  South Africa

Indonesia unveils $40 billion bond scheme to fund recovery from pandemic

Reuters
06 Jul 2020
  Indonesia

Saudi Arabia: $933m to cover salaries of private sector staff during COVID-19

MEMO
06 Jul 2020
  Saudi Arabia

Argentina sweetens debt revamp offer to creditors; sets August 4 deadline

Reuters
06 Jul 2020
  Argentina

Saudi initiatives to support private sector exceed 51 billion riyals - central bank

Reuters
05 Jul 2020
  Saudi Arabia

Sabah aims to reopen tourism for international tourists by Sept 1

Malay Mail
05 Jul 2020
  Malaysia

Guan Eng joins call for govt to extend loan repayment moratorium, cites jobless surge among Malaysians

Malay Mail
05 Jul 2020
  Malaysia

Brazil's Neoenergia requests $313 million loan to cover COVID-19 losses

Reuters
04 Jul 2020
  Brazil

Reviving Malaysia’s virus-hit economy

The ASEAN Post
03 Jul 2020
  Malaysia

No funds for economic stimulus bills — NEDA

The Philippine Star
03 Jul 2020
  Philippines

Brazil emergency aid for low-paid workers jumps to nearly $50 billion

Reuters
03 Jul 2020
  Brazil

Russia to more than double state borrowing in 2020

Reuters
03 Jul 2020
  Russian Federation