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Bank mortgage lending is drying up in South Africa

BusinessTech
29 May 2020
  South Africa

Egyptian Cabinet announces new coronavirus measures for next 15 days

Egypt Independent
29 May 2020
  Arab Republic of Egypt

South Africa faces ‘historic’ Covid-19 economic shock

BusinessTech
28 May 2020
  South Africa

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

Business Day
28 May 2020
  South Africa

Russia to stop counting asymptomatic Coronavirus cases, deaths – Health Ministry

The Moscow Times
28 May 2020
  Russian Federation

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

Small businesses are critical to SA's economy post Covid-19

Biz Community
25 May 2020
  South Africa

Egypt’s unemployment rate 9.2% in April due to coronavirus: Minister

Egypt Independent
24 May 2020
  Arab Republic of Egypt

Could a social impact bond work to fund SA's Covid-19 interventions?

fin24
24 May 2020
  South Africa

Planned Egypt ‘coronavirus tax’ sparks online criticism

The News
24 May 2020
  Arab Republic of Egypt

South Africa has limited firepower to battle economic crisis

The National
23 May 2020
  South Africa

S. Africa’s economy to reopen despite surge in COVID-19 cases~ senior offical

CGTN
22 May 2020
  South Africa

Russia's coronavirus cases surpass 325K as curve flattens

The Moscow Times
22 May 2020
  Russian Federation

Russia says economy to shrink 9.5% in second quarter

Gulf News
22 May 2020
  Russian Federation

U.S. sends ventilators to Russia in $5.6 million Coronavirus aid package

NPR
21 May 2020
  Russian Federation;   United States

Egypt reduces mandatory quarantine for overseas arrivals to seven days

Egyptian Streets
19 May 2020
  Arab Republic of Egypt

Reserve Bank expected to cut interest rate to near 50-year low this week

fin24
19 May 2020
  South Africa

How lockdown is being lifted across Europe

BBC News
19 May 2020
  Other ADB Members;   Other Economies