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Business 5 years ago

Global recession not as deep as expected: OECD

The global recession this year will not be as deep as expected as a result of countries' efforts to counter the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, the OECD said on Wednesday.

World 5 years ago

Russia, hit by coronavirus crisis, considers military spending cuts

Russia is considering cutting spending on the military as low oil prices and the coronavirus crisis have pummeled its economy, a document published by the finance ministry shows.

National 5 years ago

Jakarta has greatest number of potential wage subsidy beneficiaries

Some 1,071,414 workers in the capital city are eligible for the subsidy.

World 5 years ago

Virus plunges Australia into first recession in nearly 30 years

Australia tumbled into its first recession for almost three decades with its pandemic-crippled economy shrinking a record seven percent in the second quarter, official data shows.

SE Asia 5 years ago

Off the air: Top Philippines broadcaster shuts regional stations

Anchor Dhobie de Guzman has been the face of a popular news show in the northern Philippines for more than a decade. Now the closure of his regional station -- and dozens of others countrywide -- has left him out of work.

World 5 years ago

Mexican children go back to school through television

Tens of millions of Mexican children began a new school year with lessons via television Monday in a nationwide experiment in distance learning prompted by the coronavirus pandemic.

SE Asia 5 years ago

Malaysia's parliament approves raising govt debt ceiling to 60%

Malaysia's parliament on Monday approved the government's plan to raise its debt ceiling for the first time in more than a decade, as Southeast Asia's third-largest economy grapples with the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.

Business 5 years ago

Work-from-home boom is a bust for big office furniture makers

"A Tsunami hit this industry with this pandemic," said Ron Wiener, chief executive of iMovR, a maker of adjustable desks in Seattle. "The big companies simply weren't structured to serve people from home."

World 5 years ago

'COVID generation' risks child marriage, forced labor, ex-leaders warn

Former world leaders called on Tuesday for urgent global action to stop coronavirus creating a "COVID generation" with millions of children deprived of education and forced into marriage and work.

Business 5 years ago

Coronavirus pushing much of the world into record slumps

The coronavirus pandemic has pushed most of the world's major economies into unprecedented contractions in the second quarter, except for China which escaped a recession.

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coronavirus-effect

Global recession not as deep as expected: OECD

Russia, hit by coronavirus crisis, considers military spending cuts

Jakarta has greatest number of potential wage subsidy beneficiaries

Virus plunges Australia into first recession in nearly 30 years

Off the air: Top Philippines broadcaster shuts regional stations

Mexican children go back to school through television

Malaysia's parliament approves raising govt debt ceiling to 60%

Work-from-home boom is a bust for big office furniture makers

'COVID generation' risks child marriage, forced labor, ex-leaders warn

Coronavirus pushing much of the world into record slumps

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