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USA
California goes into lockdown in battle with coronavirus
Governor orders 40m people and world’s fifth-largest economy to stay behind doors
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Uruguay
El FMI no descarta que Latinoamérica entre en recesión por el coronavirus
El Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI) no descarta que la región de Latinoamérica y el Caribe entre este año en una recesión debido a la crisis generada por el coronavirus, que afectará especialmente a los sectores de servicios, petrolero y de transporte, en una situación de bajos precios de las materias ...
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Nuova Zelanda
Coronavirus: Massey and Auckland universities suspend face-to-face teaching
Massey University is teaching online, Auckland has suspended classes, but at AUT it's business as usual.
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Kenya
How politicians, bureaucrats milked Kenya dry for 20 years
Fat cats in three successive governments were carting away at least Sh1.2 billion per month to foreign accounts.
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Turchia
World Bank extends program with Turkey
The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors has decided to extend the current partnership program by two years to align with Turkey’s 11th Development Program for the 2019-2023 period and its New Economic Program which sets out the longer-term structural reforms to be pursued to address the country’s development ...
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Turchia
Turkey to provide $9 billion to the markets
Turkey's economic growth will exceed expectations in the first quarter with a slight slowdown in March due to the coronavirus outbreak, the country's finance minister said on March 19.
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Cina Hong Kong
FWD sells TMB Bank contract
FWD Group has struck a deal to sell its bancassurance partnership contract with TMB Bank to Prudential Life Assurance Thailand in a deal worth 20 billion baht, according to the Hong Kong-based insurer.
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Nigeria
Planned Ban On Generator Importation Will Be Counter-Productive – MAN
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has declared as “counter-productive to the economy of Nigeria”, the moves by the National Assembly to ban the Importation and use of generators in the country. MAN National President, Engr. Mansur Ahmed, discloses this while speaking with newsmen shortly after the 33rd national council ...
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Nigeria
Coronavirus: FG, Govs To Set Up Isolation Centers In Every State
The federal government and state governors will partner to set up functional test and isolation centres in every state in the country to curb the spread of the deadly coronavirus. This was disclosed by the chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum( NGF) , Kayode Fayemi after the meeting of the ...
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Portogallo
Quarentena obrigatória para passageiros que desembarquem na Madeira
"Esta obrigatoriedade nos termos da lei é fiscalizada pelas forças de autoridade e dá-nos a garantia de que essa quarentena não é violada colocando em perigo a vida de todos os cidadãos", realçou o governante.