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

Reuters
20 Jun 2020
  South Africa

Poorest countries to save $12 billion in 2020 debt relief

Reuters
20 Jun 2020
  Global

Brazil passes 1 million coronavirus cases with no end in sight

Reuters
20 Jun 2020
  Brazil

Major central banks to cut frequency of dollar-funding operations, BOJ says

Reuters
19 Jun 2020
  Global

Divided EU seeks to agree coronavirus stimulus

Reuters
19 Jun 2020
  European Union

Kazakhstan toughens lockdown restrictions over weekend to combat resurgent Coronavirus wave

The Astana Times
19 Jun 2020
  Kazakhstan

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

World Bank-supported project finances cash transfers to protect vulnerable children in Tajikistan

World Bank
19 Jun 2020
  Tajikistan

Azerbaijan reinstates strict lockdown as virus cases surge

Medical Xpress
18 Jun 2020
  Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan to soften conditions on unemployment insurance payments

Mena FN
18 Jun 2020
  Azerbaijan

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

CNBC
18 Jun 2020
  Argentina

Europe's wage schemes shielded households from most income losses, ECB says

Reuters
18 Jun 2020
  European Union

Banks borrow record 1.31 trillion euros from ECB

Reuters
18 Jun 2020
  European Central Bank

Government extends state of emergency as COVID-19 cases soar

Mirror Spectator
18 Jun 2020
  Armenia

ADB approves $50 million grant to support Tajikistan COVID-19 response

ADB
18 Jun 2020
  Tajikistan

Europe's wage schemes shielded households from most income losses, ECB says

Reuters
18 Jun 2020
  European Central Bank

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

Austria assists Armenia in COVID-19 crisis

Asbarez
16 Jun 2020
  Armenia;   Austria