Daily News
These are sample stories on Asia which we track on a daily basis. The sources and links to the stories, which are available online, are acknowledged and listed. Where any of these stories require paid subscription to access, we've listed only the portion which the site allows.
The government is ready to increase the country’s debt level to help cushion the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19, according to the Department of Finance (DOF). At the same time, the DOF
India announced a INR1.7tr spending plan as part of measures to ease the economic impact of coronavirus pandemic on the poor in the world’s most populated nation after China. The plan will include cash transfers
THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will slash the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) of universal and commercial banks by 200 basis points (bps) to release additional liquidity into the market amid the coronavirus disease 2019
The Bank of Thailand (BoT) kept its policy rate unchanged on 25 Mar 20 after an unscheduled rate cut of 25bps on 21 Mar 20. BoT trimmed its economic growth forecast for 2020 to a
Bank Negara Malaysia announced measures in support of efforts by banking institutions to assist individuals, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and corporations to manage the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak. The measures include a six-month