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UK economy shows biggest drop in 40 years in early 2020

Reuters
30 Jun 2020
  United Kingdom

Hoping for coronavirus recovery, UK PM Johnson sets out infrastructure plans

Reuters
30 Jun 2020
  United Kingdom

UK economy shows biggest drop in 40 years in early 2020

Reuters
30 Jun 2020
  United Kingdom

'So far so V', Bank of England's Haldane says of UK recovery

Reuters
30 Jun 2020
  United Kingdom

UK PM Johnson's answer to COVID-19 downturn: 'Build, build, build'

Reuters
30 Jun 2020
  United Kingdom

Ministry supports Lao workers affected by Covid-19 outbreak

Vientiane Times
30 Jun 2020
  Lao PDR

Human trial of new vaccine begins in UK

BBC News
25 Jun 2020
  United Kingdom

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

GOV.UK
24 Jun 2020
  United Kingdom

US provides additional US$2.5 million to Laos to flight Covid-19

Vientiane Times
23 Jun 2020
  Lao PDR;   United States

Bank of England's Bailey up-ends QE unwind policy

Reuters
22 Jun 2020
  United Kingdom

Bank of England's Bailey says QE bond sales should precede rate rises

Reuters
22 Jun 2020
  United Kingdom

British Finance Minister Sunak plans emergency cut in value-added tax: The Times

Reuters
21 Jun 2020
  United Kingdom

UK may need to suspend wages-pensions link due to COVID distortion: lawmaker

Reuters
19 Jun 2020
  United Kingdom

UK debt now larger than size of whole economy

BBC News
19 Jun 2020
  United Kingdom

UK shoppers start to spend again, but public borrowing hits record

Reuters
19 Jun 2020
  United Kingdom

England's schools to get extra funds to help pupils catch up after lockdown

Reuters
19 Jun 2020
  United Kingdom

Electricite du Laos to provide discounts for Covid-19 period

The Laotian Times
19 Jun 2020
  Lao PDR

Champassak promotes tourism programme after Covid-19 outbreak

Vientiane Times
19 Jun 2020
  Lao PDR

Britain approves spending of 3.5 billion pounds on railway bailout

Reuters
18 Jun 2020
  United Kingdom

Bank rate maintained at 0.1% - June 2020

Bank of England
18 Jun 2020
  United Kingdom