CORONAVIRUS ECONOMY (ADDS VIDEO)
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Health
OECD says global economic outlook improving but recovery uneven
Paris, May 31 (EFE).- The global economic outlook is improving, but the recovery will be “uneven,” the Organisation for Economic…
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Business & Economy
German economy shrinks 5% amid pandemic measures
Berlin, Jan 14 (efe-epa).- Germany’s GDP dropped 5% in 2020 as a result of the restrictions placed on socio-economic activity…
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Covid trade drop limited to 9.2% in 2020, WTO estimates
By Isabel Saco Geneva, Oct 6 (efe-epa).- Global trade is showing signs of recovery amid the deep economic crisis caused…
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OECD improves 2020 projection thanks to China recovery
Paris, Sep 16 (efe-epa).- The global economy is bouncing back better than expected amid the Covid crisis thanks to growth…
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World economy to shrink 4.9% in 2020 due to Covid crisis, IMF warns
Washington, Jun 24 (efe-epa).- The International Monetary Fund has downgraded its economic outlook for this year and warned in a…
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ECB expands Covid-19 recovery debt purchasing by 600 billion euros
Frankfurt, Germany, Jun 4 (efe-epa).- The European Central Bank on Thursday extended its coronavirus recovery package by 600 billion euros…
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Singapore again downgrades GDP forecast due to COVID-19 crisis
Bangkok Desk, May 26 (efe-epa).- Singapore’s economy is set for its worst recession in the history of the city state,…
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Politics
Head of crisis-hit WTO to step down a year early
Geneva/Riyadh, May 14 (efe-epa).- The director-general of the crisis-hit World Trade Organization – the governing body of international trade –…
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Health
Despite grim forecasts, pandemic could spell opportunity for change in Africa
By María Rodríguez and Irene Escudero Dakar/Nairobi, May 14 (efe-epa).- African economies have been hammered by the coronavirus pandemic and…
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Business & Economy
Hundreds of buses deluge Washington, drivers calling for help for sector
Washington, May 13 (efe-epa).- Hundreds of private buses from all over the United States on Wednesday flooded into the streets…
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