News and Information

Repatriation flight from New Zealand arrives in Samoa

RNZ
31 Oct 2020
  Samoa

What impact has the furlough scheme had?

BBC News
31 Oct 2020
  United Kingdom

Iran imposes new restrictions to stem coronavirus spread: Rouhani

Reuters
31 Oct 2020
  Islamic Republic of Iran

Austria orders curfew and shuts restaurants to fight 'exploding' COVID

Reuters
31 Oct 2020
  Austria

Swiss urge caution as COVID cases again top 9,000

Reuters
30 Oct 2020
  Switzerland

EU to fund transfer of COVID-19 patients across borders to prevent hospitals collapse

Inquirer.net
30 Oct 2020
  European Union

[Taipei,China] just went 200 days without a locally transmitted Covid-19 case. Here's how they did it

CNN
30 Oct 2020
  Taipei,China

Fed reduces loan minimum, easing terms for Main Street program

Reuters
30 Oct 2020
  United States

Movement ban in force in Portugal as COVID-19 cases hit record

Reuters
30 Oct 2020
  Portugal

Singapore allows visitors from mainland China, parts of Australia

Inquirer.net
29 Oct 2020
  Singapore

Remote Marshall Islands record first confirmed Coronavirus cases

NPR
29 Oct 2020
  Marshall Islands

ECB keeps stimulus unchanged but hints at Dec action

Reuters
29 Oct 2020
  European Central Bank

ECB eyes more bond buys, cheap loans in December as pandemic hits

Reuters
29 Oct 2020
  European Central Bank

IMF tells Britain to keep up COVID-19 spending, plan for tax rises

Reuters
29 Oct 2020
  United Kingdom

France plans new €20B stimulus package ahead of second lockdown

Politico
29 Oct 2020
  France

S Korea giving $50m soft loan to support Bangladesh's Covid responses

UNB
29 Oct 2020
  Bangladesh;   Republic of Korea

Mongolia Government considering plans to provide financial support to airlines

CAPA
29 Oct 2020
  Mongolia

ADB to help manage food insecurity risks in Mongolia amid supply disruptions caused by COVID-19

ADB
29 Oct 2020
  Mongolia

ADB approves $200 million policy loan to support Georgia’s economic recovery

ADB
29 Oct 2020
  Georgia

ADB provides additional financing to enhance agricultural productivity in Afghanistan

ADB
29 Oct 2020
  Afghanistan