News and Information

Germany, France propose virus recovery fund for EU economy

US News
18 May 2020
  France;   Germany;   European Union

Nigeria to impose precision lockdown in coronavirus hotspots

Reuters
18 May 2020
  Nigeria

Korea reaches out to Navajos, Iran with COVID-19 supplies

The Korea Herald
18 May 2020
  Republic of Korea;   Islamic Republic of Iran

IMF staff completes discussions for emergency access to the Rapid Financing Instrument on Mongolia

IMF
18 May 2020
  Mongolia

These Asian economies seem to have contained the coronavirus outbreak. Here’s how they did it

CNBC
18 May 2020
  Hong Kong, China;   Taipei,China;   Viet Nam

Katsina state govt relaxes lockdown order

NNN News
17 May 2020
  Nigeria

Saudi Arabia's Health Ministry triples daily COVID-19 tests

Arab News
17 May 2020
  Saudi Arabia

Coronavirus has devastated Moscow. Now it's spreading across Russia's 11 time zones to ill-funded regions

CNN
17 May 2020
  Russian Federation

Brazil overtakes Spain and Italy as new cases grow

BBC News
17 May 2020
  Brazil;   Italy;   Spain

Egypt tightens coronavirus restrictions for Eid holiday

Reuters, VOA News
17 May 2020
  Arab Republic of Egypt

Countries' massive debt piles are turning into a disaster

CNN
17 May 2020
  Global

Cashmere piles up in Mongolia as coronavirus cripples trading

Nikkei Asian Review
17 May 2020
  Mongolia

Argentina's creditors make counter offers as debt restructuring deadline nears

Reuters
16 May 2020
  Argentina

Saudi education ministry defies pandemic, completes 2nd semester

Arab News
16 May 2020
  Saudi Arabia

South Africa records highest number of daily COVID-19 cases

CGTN Africa
16 May 2020
  South Africa

Ekiti Govt reduces 2020 budget from N124.5bn to N91.128bn

NNN News
16 May 2020
  Nigeria

Saudi Arabia’s COVID-19 cases exceed 52,000

Arab News
16 May 2020
  Saudi Arabia

COVID-19 economic impact could reach $8.8 trillion globally — New ADB report

ADB
15 May 2020
  Global

ECB ‘may double’ pandemic bond buying

OMFIF
14 May 2020
  European Central Bank