Sources: CNN
The National Congress of Brazil approves an $8 billion spending package to help deal with the second wave of the pandemic in the country. 2021-03-11
India enters a recession for the first time in its history after the economy contracts by 7.5% in July-September quarter. 2020-11-27
The Walt Disney Company announces that it plans to lay off 32,000 employees by the end of March 2021, as the pandemic continues to impact its theme parks and resorts. 2020-11-26
German economic minister Peter Altmaier reports that the country's economy is facing an "unexpected" V-shaped recovery with its GDP currently forecasted to decline by 5.8% in 2020, in contrast to an earlier projection of a 6.3% decline. 2020-09-1
Singapore enters technical recession for the first time in a decade after its economy contracts by 13.2% in the second quarter, which translates to a record 42.9% plunge in its annualised GDP. 2020-08-11
Donald Trump signs an extension of the Paycheck Protection Program to extend the filing deadline to August 8. 2020-07-4
Police and protesters clash in Ivory Coast, after the latter dismantled a half-built COVID-19 testing center over fears that people using the facility would spread the virus through their district. 2020-04-6
The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunges 1,400 points and enters a bear market. 2020-03-11
British airline Flybe collapses into administration with the loss of 2,000 jobs after failing to secure financial support. The airline says the impact of the coronavirus pandemic is partly to blame for its collapse. Flybe provided more than half of UK domestic flights outside London. 2020-03-5