News and Information

German economic stimulus plan could be worth 75 billion - 80 billion - paper

Reuters
31 May 2020
  Germany

France to reopen cafes, bars and restaurants

BBC News
28 May 2020
  France

Germany supports struggling restaurants by slashing their VAT

Reuters
28 May 2020
  Germany

Return to schools did not worsen COVID-19 outbreak in Denmark

Reuters
28 May 2020
  Denmark

Alert Level 2 changes confirmed for Friday 29 May

New Zealand Government
28 May 2020
  New Zealand

Lufthansa board rejects EU conditions on $10 billion bailout

Reuters
27 May 2020
  European Union;   Germany

Merkel insists on basics as states take bigger role in virus controls

Reuters
27 May 2020
  Germany

How banks and insurers are coping amid the coronavirus economic fall-out

NZ Herald
27 May 2020
  New Zealand

Denmark faces less economic pain than EU after fast lockdown

The Telegraph
26 May 2020
  Denmark

France announces €8bn rescue plan for car industry

BBC News
26 May 2020
  France

ECB prepares for the worst - life without the Bundesbank

Reuters
26 May 2020
  European Central Bank;   Germany

Germany stamps authority on Lufthansa with $9.8 billion lifeline

Reuters
26 May 2020
  Germany

Kiwis who lost jobs in pandemic crisis to get $490 a week income relief payment

NZ Herald
25 May 2020
  New Zealand

‘Frugal four’ propose ‘loans for loans’ approach to coronavirus recovery fund

Politico
23 May 2020
  European Union

Denmark speeds up reopening as virus spread slows

Jakarta Post
22 May 2020
  Denmark

New Zealand discussing 'helicopter money' handouts to stimulate economy

Reuters
22 May 2020
  New Zealand

German conservatives’ eurobond awakening

Politico
21 May 2020
  Germany;   European Union

New Zealand provides $7m for global humanitarian response to COVID-19

New Zealand Foreign Affairs & Trade
19 May 2020
  New Zealand;   Bangladesh

How lockdown is being lifted across Europe

BBC News
19 May 2020
  Other ADB Members;   Other Economies

New Zealand's readiness for a second wave in focus

NZ Herald
19 May 2020
  New Zealand