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IMF predicts worst Middle East downturn in half century

The International Monetary Fund sees the Middle East and North Africa regional economy shrinking by 5.7% in 2020

Of the P197.6 billion needed for the Regional Recovery Program, P150.2 billion or 76% ...

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Northern Mindanao needs P198B in 2 years to recover from effects of pandemic

France's statistics office INSEE issues a more optimistic forecast for the country's ...

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Quick economic rebound possible for France – stats office

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III counters a report by Fitch Solutions, which says ...

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ABS-CBN shutdown not cause of investor jitters, says Dominguez

Researchers stress that action to tackle malnutrition is in businesses' best interests

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Malnutrition in poorer nations costs firms up to $850 billion – study

The African Development Bank says Nigeria, the continent's most populous country, would ...

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Pandemic may push 50 million Africans into extreme poverty – AfDB

An employee of the Central Bank of Mauritania and 5 others are arrested over the alleged ...

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Mauritania central bank reports embezzlement of over 1 million euros

Creditors have until an August 4 deadline set by Argentina to agree to the restructure ...

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Argentina formalizes new debt offer to creditors

(UPDATED) The United States Paycheck Protection Program is once again under scrutiny ...

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Fresh outrage as well-connected firms nab U.S. loans

'The economic impact of the lockdown is more severe than we initially expected,' says ...

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EU sees eurozone economy crashing 8.7% in 2020

Despite the 7.8% increase in Germany's industrial output, the figure falls short of the ...

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German industrial output shows modest recovery in May 2020