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Myanmar announces COVID-19 tax exemptions

Lexology
22 Jun 2020
  Myanmar

Russian c.bank sees weak demand for roubles at rare one-year repo auction

Reuters
22 Jun 2020
  Russian Federation

Egypt's central bank issues LE 7B in T-bonds Monday

Egypt Today
22 Jun 2020
  Arab Republic of Egypt

EBRD provides Egypt’s national bank with $200 mln for SME loans

Ahram Online
22 Jun 2020
  Arab Republic of Egypt

Brazil becomes second country to pass 50,000 deaths

BBC News
22 Jun 2020
  Brazil

Saudi Arabia to launch $4 billion tourism development fund to revive hard-hit economy

Republic World
21 Jun 2020
  Saudi Arabia

South Africa sees government debt exceeding 100% of GDP

Business Tech
20 Jun 2020
  South Africa

Farmers to get COVID-19 relief loans of K50,000 per acre

The Global New Light of Myanmar
20 Jun 2020
  Myanmar

New Development Bank provides South Africa with $1 billion COVID-19 loan

Reuters
20 Jun 2020
  South Africa

Brazil passes 1 million coronavirus cases with no end in sight

Reuters
20 Jun 2020
  Brazil

Egypt’s central bank includes SMEs in EGP 100 bln financing initiative

Ahram Online
19 Jun 2020
  Arab Republic of Egypt

Russian central bank cuts key interest rate by 100 bps to record low

Reuters
19 Jun 2020
  Russian Federation

MSME Development Agency ponders ways to produce resilient businesses

The Global New Light of Myanmar
19 Jun 2020
  Myanmar

Already in default, Argentina hits an impasse with creditors over debt restructuring talks

CNBC
18 Jun 2020
  Argentina

Egypt targets 4% economic growth, records lowest GDP loss globally: Planning minister

Ahram Online
17 Jun 2020
  Arab Republic of Egypt

Finance Min. guarantees LE3B for banks to finance Egypt’s tourism sector

Egypt Today
17 Jun 2020
  Arab Republic of Egypt

Myanmar expects worst of Covid’s economic impact from Sept

Bangkok Post
16 Jun 2020
  Myanmar

Egypt Air’s losses hit LE3 billion due to coronavirus crisis: Minister

Egypt Independent
16 Jun 2020
  Arab Republic of Egypt

World Bank provides US $400 million in support of universal health insurance system

World Bank
16 Jun 2020
  Arab Republic of Egypt

Nigeria’s proposed economic policies give little hope

The Africa Report
16 Jun 2020
  Nigeria