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Pandemic throws Asia’s services firms, factories into deeper decline

Pandemic throws Asia’s services firms, factories into deeper decline

-- 2020-04-23 09:44:53

The coronavirus pandemic battered Asian economies in April with social-distancing policies and business closures taking a particularly heavy toll on the region’s service sector firms, surveys sh...

Facebook to buy 10pc stake in India's Reliance

Facebook to buy 10pc stake in India's Reliance

Reuters 2020-04-22 11:58:06

Facebook will buy a 10 per cent stake in the digital business of India’s Reliance Industries for $5.7 billion, as the social media firm looks to leverage its highly popular WhatsApp chat service...

Italy sees end-2020 debt-to-GDP ratio at 155pc-159pc

Italy sees end-2020 debt-to-GDP ratio at 155pc-159pc

-- 2020-04-22 10:23:44

The Rome government sees Italy’s debt-to-GDP ratio surging to between 155 per cent and 159 per cent of national output this year, sources close to the matter told Reuters, as it increases borrow...

Huawei announces Q1 2020 business results

Huawei announces Q1 2020 business results

FE Online Desk 2020-04-21 22:56:32

Huawei on Tuesday announced its business results for the first quarter of 2020. In Q1 of this year, Huawei generated USD 25.7 billion in revenue, an increase of 1.4% year-on-year. The company's net...

Crude costs money again after shock crash, stocks stay in doldrums

Crude costs money again after shock crash, stocks stay in doldrums

REUTERS 2020-04-21 13:26:15

US crude oil bounced back into positive territory on Tuesday, but a historic plunge below zero rattled investors and triggered the steepest drop in Asian stock markets in a month. Traders could not g...

India restarts factories, farming in rural areas even as coronavirus cases rise

India restarts factories, farming in rural areas even as coronavirus cases rise

REUTERS 2020-04-21 12:04:00

Some shops and businesses opened in rural India on Monday as part of a staggered exit from a weeks-long lockdown that has left millions out of work and short of food, while coronavirus infections rose...

Asia shares turn quietly cautious, US crude crushed

Asia shares turn quietly cautious, US crude crushed

REUTERS 2020-04-20 11:09:13

Caution gripped Asian share markets on Monday on expectations a busy week of corporate earnings reports and economic data will drive home the damage done by the global virus lockdown, while a glut of...

Brazil's economy could recover in fourth quarter, says central bank president

Brazil's economy could recover in fourth quarter, says central bank president

REUTERS 2020-04-19 15:58:41

Brazil’s central bank president Roberto Campos Neto said on Saturday that Latin America’s largest economy will begin to recover from the coronavirus crisis in the fourth quarter, according...

India toughens rules on investments from neighbours

India toughens rules on investments from neighbours

-- 2020-04-18 20:54:13

India has stepped up scrutiny of investments from companies based in neighbouring countries, in what is widely seen as a move to stave off takeovers by Chinese firms during the coronavirus outbreak, r...

WB to launch COVID-19 emergency programmes in over 100 countries

WB to launch COVID-19 emergency programmes in over 100 countries

-- 2020-04-18 12:12:02

The World Bank Group (WBG) is expected to launch health emergency programs in over 100 countries by the end of April to support the fight against COVID-19, with 64 already in operation, President Da...

Poorer countries face big risks in easing restrictions

Poorer countries face big risks in easing restrictions

AP 2020-04-17 19:47:27

Many developing countries want to follow in the footsteps of some wealthier Western countries to ease coronavirus restrictions, but they cannot afford any missteps. They lack the key tools — a...

Chinese economy sees worst downturn in seven decades

Chinese economy sees worst downturn in seven decades

AP 2020-04-17 19:29:37

China’s economy suffered its biggest contraction since possibly the mid-1960s after it told millions of people to stay indoors as measure to fight the coronavirus pandemic. The world's second-l...

Italy sees 2020 budget deficit near 10pc of GDP

Italy sees 2020 budget deficit near 10pc of GDP

-- 2020-04-17 15:55:33

Italy’s budget deficit will be near 10 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) this year, a senior government official told Reuters, as Rome increases borrowing to try to soften the impact of t...

US small business may need $500b monthly to survive: Fed

US small business may need $500b monthly to survive: Fed

-- 2020-04-17 12:52:32

US small businesses may need up to $500 billion a month to ensure their survival through the coronavirus crisis, the head of the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank said on Thursday as Fed officials voice...

China posts first GDP decline on record as coronavirus cripples economy

China posts first GDP decline on record as coronavirus cripples economy

REUTERS 2020-04-17 10:35:07

China’s economy shrank for the first time since at least 1992 in the first quarter, as the coronavirus outbreak paralysed production and spending, raising pressure on authorities to do more to s...

Pandemic to bring Asia’s 2020 growth to halt for 1st time in 60 years: IMF

Pandemic to bring Asia’s 2020 growth to halt for 1st time in 60 years: IMF

Reuters 2020-04-16 08:59:06

Asia’s economic growth this year will grind to a halt for the first time in 60 years, as the coronavirus crisis takes an “unprecedented” toll on the region’s service sector and...

China's banks remain robust amid pandemic

China's banks remain robust amid pandemic

Zhao Xijun 2020-04-15 17:56:08

China's banking system has remained robust after two years of reform and risk reduction efforts and can handle bad debt increases brought about by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. It is unreasonab...

COVID-19 to push China's Q1 GDP into record low

COVID-19 to push China's Q1 GDP into record low

-- 2020-04-15 15:03:58

The coronavirus health crisis likely knocked China’s economy into its first decline since at least 1992 in the first quarter, raising the heat on authorities to do more to restore growth as moun...

Asian shares take a breather

Asian shares take a breather

Reuters 2020-04-15 13:11:30

Asian share markets took a breather on Wednesday as warnings of the worst global recession since the 1930s underlined the economic damage already done even as some countries tried to re-open for busin...

India permits resumption of some industries

India permits resumption of some industries

Reuters 2020-04-15 12:31:33

India will allow opening up of some industries in rural areas after April 20 to reduce the distress caused to millions of people because of a prolonged lockdown to halt the spread of coronavirus, the...

Global economy heads toward "darkest hour," yet optimism glitters amid COVID-19 battle

Global economy heads toward "darkest hour," yet optimism glitters amid COVID-19 battle

Xinhua 2020-04-14 19:48:36

The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the world economy and cast a staggering gloom over growth prospects far and wide, incurring a short-term collapse in global output and widening tolls on vari...

China’s foreign trade fell 6.4pc in Q1 amid COVID-19 pandemic

China’s foreign trade fell 6.4pc in Q1 amid COVID-19 pandemic

Global Times 2020-04-14 17:37:30

China's foreign trade dipped 6.4 per cent year-on-year to 6.57 trillion yuan ($933 billion) in the first quarter (Q1), as the country faces increased pressure from the worldwide COVID-19 spread which...

China's 2020 GDP growth set to sink to 44-year low: Poll

China's 2020 GDP growth set to sink to 44-year low: Poll

REUTERS 2020-04-14 15:55:39

China’s economic growth is set to stumble to its slowest annual pace in nearly half a century, as the coronavirus health crisis shutters businesses and brings the global economy to a standstill,...

Asia shares seen higher but economic woes may cap gains

Asia shares seen higher but economic woes may cap gains

REUTERS 2020-04-14 11:28:33

Asian stocks were set for a modest bounce on Tuesday as US stock futures edged higher, although fears the coronavirus could drag on the global economy for months are likely to temper investor confiden...

IMF cancels debt payments for 6 months for 25 nations

IMF cancels debt payments for 6 months for 25 nations

-- 2020-04-14 11:08:39

The International Monetary Fund on Monday approved $500 million to cancel six months of debt payments for 25 of the world's most impoverished countries so that they can help tackle the COVID-19 pandem...

India, Pakistan plan to restart some economic activity

India, Pakistan plan to restart some economic activity

-- 2020-04-13 17:35:12

India and Pakistan are planning to partially open up some parts of the economy, officials in the two countries said on Monday, as the costs of harsh lockdowns to limit the outbreak of the coronavirus...

Coronavirus frees Fed from 'moral hazard'

Coronavirus frees Fed from 'moral hazard'

REUTERS 2020-04-13 13:36:01

As the US Federal Reserve rolls out trillions of dollars to blunt the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, there’s a notable difference to the last financial crisis: close to zero conce...

Global PC shipments fall in first quarter

Global PC shipments fall in first quarter

-- 2020-04-12 16:04:26

Global shipments of personal computers (PCs) fell in the first quarter (Q1) despite soaring demand driven by remote working and learning requirements from strict lockdown measures around the world, ac...

World Bank forecasts worst economic slump in BD in 40 years

World Bank forecasts worst economic slump in BD in 40 years

-- 2020-04-12 12:15:58

Bangladesh and other South Asian nations are likely to record their worst growth performance in four decades this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the World Bank said on Sunday. The South Asian...

World Bank sees worst economic slump in South Asia in 40 years

World Bank sees worst economic slump in South Asia in 40 years

Reuters 2020-04-12 10:51:00

India and other South Asian countries are likely to record their worst growth performance in four decades this year due to the coronavirus outbreak, the World Bank said on Sunday. The South Asian reg...