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Coronavirus gives US banks a shot at redemption
AFP, Published on 17/03/2020
» NEW YORK: The economic wallop from the coronavirus offers an opening for large US banks to win back points from the public after the industry was pilloried over the 2008 financial crisis.
Thai economic outlook among Asia’s weakest
Bloomberg News, Published on 16/03/2020
» Thailand is preparing to restrict some aspects of daily life after the country’s biggest spike in coronavirus cases, further damaging one of Asia’s weakest economic outlooks.
US Fed slashes key interest rate in massive pandemic response
AFP, Published on 16/03/2020
» WASHINGTON: Faced with a growing economic shutdown from the coronavirus pandemic, that could cause the US economy to contract, the US Federal Reserve on Sunday announced drastic emergency measures to shore up confidence and keep the financial sector running, including slashing the key interest rate to virtually zero.
US-China trade truce at risk as virus hits global economy
AFP, Published on 15/03/2020
» BEIJING: A hard-won trade war truce between the US and China is at risk as the coronavirus pandemic rocks the global economy, making it tough for Beijing to fulfil its commitments.
Tourism Ministry hopes for post-virus bounce
News, Published on 14/03/2020
» The Tourism and Sports Ministry is expecting 36.9 million foreign tourists to visit Thailand this year if the Covid-19 outbreak grinds to a halt by next month.
Thai, Asia stocks plunge on virus fears, oil prices
Published on 09/03/2020
» TOKYO: Stock markets plunged in Thailand and around Asia on Monday, as panic selling set in with traders fretting over the economic impact of the new coronavirus and digesting a free-fall in the oil price.
Virus responses compared
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 09/03/2020
» The world is in a state of panic right now. Every minute brings more bad news about the Covid-19 outbreak that has caused more than 3,300 deaths as of Friday. For many, the more information they consume -- whether it is factual or not -- the higher the possibility they will live in fear.
Visitor arrivals to Japan plunge in Feb
Business, Published on 07/03/2020
» The number of foreign visitors to Japan plunged below 1 million in February, less than half of the 2.37 million recorded a year earlier, amid coronavirus fears, immigration authorities said on Friday, dealing a severe blow to the country's economy.
Viral Cooperation
Published on 06/03/2020
» The outbreak of the coronavirus, now officially dubbed COVID-19 by the World Health Organization (WHO), presents challenges to every nation in the world as governments – particularly China’s – and the WHO scramble to contain the spread, while also minimising the economic and social impact as safely as possible.
Contagion tests eyed for passengers
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/03/2020
» Aviation agencies are planning to step up the screening of passengers from countries affected by Covid-19 and are assigning a small airport to specifically handle these flights.