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Brasile
How Long Can Lockdowns Be Sustained?
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - "There will now be a painful slump. But it will be over quickly. By the summer, the economy and society can return to normal and take off again." This statement from a CEO reflects the views of many about the coronavirus crisis. After three months, ...
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Brasile
Supreme Court Justice Moraes Orders Use of Petrobras’ Fund to Fight Coronavirus
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Federal Supreme Court (STF) Justice Alexandre de Moraes ruled on Sunday, March 22nd, that the funds recovered from Petrobras under Operation Lava Jato be used to fight the novel coronavirus epidemic. With the decision, the Ministry of Health will count on an additional R$1.6 billion ...
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Kenya
A few of the business people closed their stalls while others set up shop along the Kisumu-Kakamega road.
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Kenya
Lobby wants CS to revoke sugar import licence
Kenya sugar lobbies ask trade Cabinet SecretaryPeter Munya to cancel sugar import licences and vet applicants afresh
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USA
Petrolio in rialzo in scia maxi aiuti della Fed
(Teleborsa) - Il petrolio prosegue le contrattazioni in deciso rialzo, sfruttando anche l'effetto Fed, che ha lanciato un importante piano per sostenere l'economia USA, messa a dura prova...
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Turchia
FM Çavuşoğlu says Turkey cannot host any more refugees
Turkey cannot host any more refugees, either from Syria or beyond, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Cavusoglu said on March 23, in an opinion piece in the Financial Times.
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Thailandia
SET trade halted again after heavy sell-off
Trading on the Thai stock market was halted after the bourse plunged 8% on Monday, triggering the circuit-breaker under the new securities trading regulations.
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Russia Singapore
Oil prices volatile as virus saps demand
SINGAPORE: Oil prices were mixed in volatile Asian trade on Monday, but remained at multi-year lows due to the double shock of the coronavirus pandemic and the Saudi-Russia price war.
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Cina
China talks up post-virus rebound as world economy shuts down
China’s government is talking up the prospects for a rapid economic rebound from the coronavirus, even as the global economy sees further lockdowns to curb ...
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Giappone
Pandemic boosted convenience store sales in February
Sales at convenience stores across Japan rose 2.6 percent in February from a year earlier as prepared food and anti-infection products such as masks drew ...