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G20 pledges more than $21 billion to fight coronavirus

Reuters
06 Jun 2020
  Global

House passes ‘unfundable’ CURES stimulus bill on third reading

Business World
05 Jun 2020
  Philippines

Job losses swell in April

Business World
05 Jun 2020
  Philippines

Chua: Gov’t can’t fund stimulus packages worth trillions of pesos

Inquirer.net
05 Jun 2020
  Philippines

Strict quarantine tempers inflation more in May

Philstar
05 Jun 2020
  Philippines

The effect of containment measures on the COVID-19 pandemic

VOX
05 Jun 2020
  Global

UNFPA lends support to women and girls during Covid-19 outbreak

Vientiane Times
05 Jun 2020
  Lao PDR

Debt relief for poorest countries could extend beyond 2020, G7 says

Reuters
04 Jun 2020
  Global

ECB gives another shot of stimulus as economy reels

Reuters
04 Jun 2020
  European Central Bank

Ministry of Labor orders employers to pay wages despite pandemic

The Laotian Times
04 Jun 2020
  Lao PDR

Euro jumps to new three-month highs, Italy bonds rally as ECB revs up stimulus

Reuters
04 Jun 2020
  European Union

House approves P1.3-trillion stimulus bill on 3rd reading

Business World
04 Jun 2020
  Philippines

Remittance decline due to COVID-19 seen much worse than in 2007-09 financial crisis

Business World
04 Jun 2020
  Global

PHL, World Bank sign $500-M loan agreement

Business World
04 Jun 2020
  Philippines

House approves measure allowing transfer of bad loans to asset companies

Business World
04 Jun 2020
  Philippines

Labour ministry orders businesses to pay workers amid virus outbreak

Vientiane Times
04 Jun 2020
  Lao PDR

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

Inquirer.net
03 Jun 2020
  Philippines

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

Inquirer.net
03 Jun 2020
  Philippines

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

ADB
03 Jun 2020
  Global

French aid supports communities in distress build better lives

Vientiane Times
03 Jun 2020
  Lao PDR