US Government provides $2.6 million to support medical oxygen systems in response to COVID-19 in Tajikistan

USAID

29 Dec 2020

  Tajikistan;   United States

Lao Airlines suspends charter flights

Vientiane Times

29 Dec 2020

  Lao PDR

Indonesia bans foreign visitors for 2 weeks over new coronavirus variant

Reuters

28 Dec 2020

  Indonesia

Trump signs pandemic aid and spending bill, averting government shutdown

Reuters

28 Dec 2020

  United States

BOJ divided on stimulus tweaks as pandemic stokes deflation fears

Reuters

28 Dec 2020

  Japan

Sweden government to get wider shutdown powers under proposed pandemic law

Reuters

28 Dec 2020

  Sweden

Factbox-European Union launches its COVID-19 vaccination campaign

Reuters

27 Dec 2020

  European Union

US jobless benefit cut-off pushes millions to financial cliff-edge

Reuters

27 Dec 2020

  United States

Rody: Return to tighter lockdown possible amid new COVID strain

ManilaStandard.net

26 Dec 2020

  Philippines

Austria enters third lockdown as many are still celebrating Christmas 

Euronews

26 Dec 2020

  Austria

Turkey extends medical aid to Sri Lanka

Anadolu Agency

25 Dec 2020

  Turkey;   Sri Lanka

Egypt's central bank keeps rates unchanged, adjusts inflation target

Reuters

25 Dec 2020

  Arab Republic of Egypt

Iraq, Egypt purchase COVID-19 vaccine

Anadolu Agency

25 Dec 2020

  Arab Republic of Egypt

Ban on charter flights extended to keep Covid-19 in check

Vientiane Times

25 Dec 2020

  Lao PDR

Pacific Islands look to US, Australia, New Zealand for help with Covid-19 vaccines

South China Morning Post

23 Dec 2020

  Australia;   New Zealand;   Pacific

Ireland placed on Level 5 Restrictions of the Plan for Living with COVID-19 - with a number of specific adjustments

Government of Ireland

23 Dec 2020

  Ireland

IMF urges public spending, ECB loans to weather coronavirus

Politico

22 Dec 2020

  European Central Bank

Senate unanimously approves $7.62 billion for 2021 national budget

Khmer Times

22 Dec 2020

  Cambodia

Malaysia faces revenue crunch as spending mounts on coronavirus woes

The Straits Times

21 Dec 2020

  Malaysia

Japan's record $1 trillion budget highlights COVID-19 challenge to growth, debt

Reuters

21 Dec 2020

  Japan