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Global coronavirus cases surpass 6 million

Reuters
31 May 2020
  Global

Covid-19 could cause $8.5 trillion loss in global output: UN Secretary General

ET Healthworld
30 May 2020
  Global

EU to support Azerbaijani entrepreneurs amid pandemic

News.az
29 May 2020
  Azerbaijan;   European Union

Bank mortgage lending is drying up in South Africa

BusinessTech
29 May 2020
  South Africa

EU, Mongolia sign financing agreement for EU Budget Support programme

Montsame
29 May 2020
  European Union;   Mongolia

Egyptian Cabinet announces new coronavirus measures for next 15 days

Egypt Independent
29 May 2020
  Arab Republic of Egypt

World Bank suggests possible extra replenishment of IDA lending arm

Reuters
29 May 2020
  Global

ADB study maps supply chains for key products in COVID-19 response

ADB
28 May 2020
  Global

South Africa faces ‘historic’ Covid-19 economic shock

BusinessTech
28 May 2020
  South Africa

Debt relief plans for world's poor countries inch forward

Reuters
28 May 2020
  Global

QE is the best way to go to quell the Covid-19 economic crisis

Business Day
28 May 2020
  South Africa

South Africa plans $20.5 billion of public works to spur economy

CGTN
28 May 2020
  South Africa

Egyptian government prepares new economic stimulus package

Arab News
28 May 2020
  Arab Republic of Egypt

How South Africa can best balance control of COVID-19 and avoid economic disaster

The Conversation
28 May 2020
  South Africa

The effects of COVID-19 on international labor markets: An update

Brookings
27 May 2020
  Global

Lufthansa board rejects EU conditions on $10 billion bailout

Reuters
27 May 2020
  European Union;   Germany

Germany’s Scholz sees recovery fund as more than money

Politico
27 May 2020
  European Union

Lagarde: It’s even worse than we thought

Politico
27 May 2020
  European Union

European Commission proposes €750B EU recovery package

Politico
27 May 2020
  European Union

EU lays out costly rescue for squabbling bloc

Reuters
27 May 2020
  European Union