Fitch nearly halves global growth forecast to 1.3 per cent for 2020 on Covid-19 hit
SINGAPORE, Mar 20, 2020, BT. Fitch Ratings has “aggressively lowered” its global economic forecasts, with…
Month: March 2020
Italy asks for help from EU crisis fund as death toll spikes
ROME, Mar 20, 2020, CNBC. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte asked the European Union to use…
ASEAN growth will be 2.9 per cent in 2020: Citi
SINGAPORE, Mar 20, 2020, BT. Citi Research economists have slashed their 2020 economic growth forecast…
[Analytics] A global problem requiring a global solution
The rapidly escalating coronavirus pandemic is, first and foremost, a public health emergency. But as…
Russia starts testing vaccine against coronavirus
MOSCOW, Mar 20, 2020, TASS. Russia’s sanitary watchdog Rospotrebnadzor has launched tests of a vaccine…
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand among recipients of medical kits from Jack Ma
BANGKOK, Mar 20, 2020, The Nation. The Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation are jointly…
China says Pakistani president Alvi’s visit of great significance
BEIJING, Mar 20, 2020, INP. President Arif Alvi’s visit to China holds great significance, and…
Cambodia’s military adopts movement restriction to combat pandemic
PHNOM PENH, Mar 20, 2020, The Khmer Times. General Vong Pisen, the commander-in-chief of the…
Australia hunts 2,700 cruise passengers over coronavirus fears
SYDNEY, Mar 20, 2020, AFP. Australia issued an urgent call for 2,700 cruise ship passengers…
Indonesia’s leader Jokowi: No lockdown, more testing
JAKARTA, Mar 20, 2020, The Jakarta Post. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ruled out the…
[Analytics] Coronavirus: How the Pacific is responding
Pacific nations and terrorities are deepening their restrictions to contain the spread of the coronavirus….
Japan cherry blossom season wilted by the pandemic
TOKYO, Mar 20, 2020, BBC. The people of Japan and millions of tourists should now…