The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a $109.5 million disbursement for Rwanda under its Rapid Credit Facility to help the country manage the economic impact of COVID-19, according to an April 2 press release.
Lebanon’s central bank announced that the country’s local banks will begin paying customers in Lebanese pounds at the daily market rate for deposits up to $3,000, Reuters reported April 3.
The European Union is getting close to reaching an agreement to use the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) to grant loans to countries hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic, such as Italy and Spain, El Pais reported April 3 citing preparatory documents for the April 7 meeting of EU finance ministers.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the extension of a partial economic shutdown until April 30 to halt the spread of COVID-19 in the country, Vedomosti reported April 2. A
According to an Afghan security official and a Taliban spokesperson, the Afghan government has officially begun the process of releasing 100 militants from jail in exchange for the Taliban releasing 20 of its own captive security forces, Reuters reported April 2.
Guyana’s top court nullified the injunctions awarded by lower courts to block the recount of the country's March 2 general elections, Stabroek News reported April 1.
In an April 1 phone call, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak and his U.S. counterpart Dan Brouilette reportedly discussed "promising areas of cooperation" to help mitigate the blow of plummeting global oil prices, Izvestiya has reported.
The Eurasian Economic Commission (EAEU) has banned certain food exports from the trade union from April 10 until June 30 to prevent shortages during the COVID-19 crisis, Kommersant reported March 31.
What Happened: A pipeline explosion in Turkey’s northwestern Agri province near the Iranian border has halted Iran’s natural gas exports to Turkey, Al Jazeera reported March 31.
The Hungarian government’s epidemic response bill, which indefinitely extends the country’s state of emergency in the fight against COVID-19, entered into force on March 31, Hungary Today has reported.
