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A two-month quarantine can mean a recession of -3.6% in the Eurozone’s annual GDP
The Corner The global economy is on track to contract significantly this quarter, enough to end the ten-plus years of expansion following...
Turkish, EU Council leaders discuss bilateral relations
Anadolu Agency, Hurriyet Daily News Turkey's president and the head of the European Council discussed bilateral relations as well as...
China flexes its soft power with ‘Covid Diplomacy’
Will Knight, Wired Much-needed medical supplies from China have been sent to Europe, Africa, and Southeast Asia. China's government was...
Lebanon seeks European assistance to confront COVID-19
Naharnet Newsdesk A Lebanese diplomat who spoke to the daily on condition of anonymity said that France is the only European country that...
Canada and US must allow bilateral trade flow of COVID-19 supplies
Maryscott (Scotty) Greenwood, Policy Options Politics Canadian companies need access to the exploding US market for medical supplies, and...
How Coronavirus affected the supply chain networks/businesses
Zainab Arshad, Modern Diplomacy The public health emergency COVID-19 has disrupted global product flow. Economic integration has suffered...
The Western Balkans in Times of the Global Pandemic
Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group, Policy Brief In its emergency response, the EU needs to include all Western Balkans countries in...
IMF extends bilateral borrowing arrangements through 2023
Reuters The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday its board approved a new three-year framework for bilateral borrowing agreements,...
East Asia and Pacific: Countries must act now to mitigate economic shock of COVID-19
World Bank Developing economies in East Asia and the Pacific (EAP), recovering from trade tensions and struggling with COVID-19, now face...
Assessing the G20 virtual summit
Matthew P. Goodman, Stephanie Segal and Mark Sobel, Center for Strategic & International Studies Leaders of the Group of 20 (G20)...
OECD updates G20 Summit on outlook for global economy
OECD Updates Efforts to contain virus and save lives should be intensified, and governments should plan stronger, more coordinated...
Economic diplomacy: Fighting global pandemics from the G20 to ASEAN
Greg Earl, The Interpreter by Lowy Institute Australia and Singapore have signed a new bilateral agreement on digital trade via an online...
Coronavirus: How to tackle the economic crisis
Martin Sandbu, Financial Times Financial Times economics commentator Martin Sandbu analyses the emergency fiscal and monetary measures...
China's factories restart just as coronavirus hits global demand
Nikki Sun and CK Tan, Nikkei Asian Review Just as the worst of the coronavirus passed in China, and Beijing pressed companies to resume...
Singapore and Australia deepen bilateral ties with raft of new agreements
Lim Yan Liang, Straits Times Singapore and Australia yesterday inked a digital economy pact that aims to set a benchmark for...
Business and workers unite in call for international cooperation on COVID-19
International Chamber of Commerce The world’s business and workers’ organisations have joined forces to issue an open letter calling on...
EU to give €20 million to aid sanctions-hit Iran in coronavirus fight
France 24 with Reuters The European Union will send €20 million in humanitarian aid to Iran, which is subject to US sanctions, to help...
Office of the USTR Invites Public to Identify Products Potentially Helpful to U.S. Response
Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) The USTR has invited public comments on the US government's response to...
A Covid-19 Supply Chain Shock Born in China is Going Global
Shawn Donnan, Christoph Rauwald, Joe Deaux and Ian King, Bloomberg The world's supply chains are facing a root-to-branch shutdown unlike...
EU Commission creates first ever rescEU stockpile of medical equipment
European Commission The European Commission has decided to create a strategic rescEU stockpile of medical equipment such as ventilators...
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