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Fed balance sheet down again as currency swaps fall further

Reuters
26 Jun 2020
  United States

California governor declares budget emergency due to COVID-19 pandemic

Reuters
26 Jun 2020
  United States

USA donates PPE to Maldives

The Edition
25 Jun 2020
  Maldives

Spain to extend furlough schemes by three months until September 30

Reuters
25 Jun 2020
  Spain

Sri Lanka to issue Rs80bn in Treasury guarantees for road, water loans

Economy Next
25 Jun 2020
  Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Central Bank describes its COVID-19 relief measures

Colombo Page
25 Jun 2020
  Sri Lanka

Netherlands agrees to contribute 3.4 billion euros to Air France-KLM bailout

Reuters
25 Jun 2020
  France;   Netherlands

Fed acts to keep banks 'prudent' amid virus risks

BBC News
25 Jun 2020
  United States

ADB approves $50 million support for Maldives' COVID-19 response

ADB
25 Jun 2020
  Maldives

Human trial of new vaccine begins in UK

BBC News
25 Jun 2020
  United Kingdom

France plans to pare terms of work scheme designed to boost activity

Reuters
25 Jun 2020
  France

China donates 3rd batch of medical aid to Sri Lanka

Xinhuanet
25 Jun 2020
  People's Republic of China;   Sri Lanka

£105 million to keep rough sleepers safe and off the streets during coronavirus pandemic

GOV.UK
24 Jun 2020
  United Kingdom

Australia provides SBD$5.7M to help Solomon Islands children be COVID safe

Solomon Times
24 Jun 2020
  Australia;   Solomon Islands

Government of Nepal and World Bank sign $100 million credit agreement to reform Nepal’s energy sector and boost recovery from COVID-19 crisis

World Bank
24 Jun 2020
  Nepal

Central Bank approves Rs. 28 billion loans at 4% for over 13,000 businesses affected by the COVID-19 outbreak

Colombo Page
24 Jun 2020
  Sri Lanka

BOJ offers $78 billion to firms hurt by pandemic in first phase of loan programme

Reuters
24 Jun 2020
  Japan

Italy approves guarantees for $7.1 billion loan to Fiat Chrysler: source

Reuters
24 Jun 2020
  Italy

Sri Lanka inaugurates a new ADB-funded COVID-19 testing laboratory

ADB
24 Jun 2020
  Sri Lanka

New U.S. development agency could loan billions for reshoring, official says

Reuters
24 Jun 2020
  United States