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The cabinet on 7 Apr 20 approved THB1.9tr spending to help people and businesses affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), including THB600bn for six-month cash giveaways and THB500bn soft loans for small and medium-sized
Indonesia’s central bank said the New York Federal Reserve will provide it with a USD60bn repurchase facility to help with liquidity needs amid a dollar shortage triggered by the coronavirus outbreak. Bank Indonesia has no
Thailand has no plans to limit rice exports, according to the government. Pimchanok Vonkorpon, director-general of the Trade Policy and Strategy Office under the Commerce Ministry, said Thailand is unlikely to experience any food or
The number of coronavirus cases in Malaysia is expected to peak in mid-Apr 20 and there are signs of a flattening of the infection curve, the World Health Organization said on 2 Apr 20. Malaysia
Bank Indonesia (BI) is in talks with the US Federal Reserve about potential currency swaps, while also preparing bilateral swaps with central banks from China to Australia as it consolidates ways to aid the nation’s