Economy & Business
EU tells Turkey to pull migrants back from Greek border
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan sought more European support on Monday over the war in Syria and for hosting millions of refugees, but ...Markets plunge, WHO warns pandemic risk ‘very real’ as virus spreads
The World Health Organization warned Monday that the threat of a coronavirus pandemic is “very real” as financial markets tanked, oil prices ...Europe told to act now as coronavirus locks down north Italy and markets plunge
Italy’s prime minister promised “massive shock therapy” to beat the coronavirus on Monday and urged Europe to act decisively after markets plunged ...Germany announces economic measures to stall ‘corona-crisis’
Germany announced measures to boost its sputtering economy in the face of the fast-spreading coronavirus on Monday, while also calling for the ...Markets plunge, Italy locked down as virus spreads
Financial markets around the world crashed on Monday and millions of people in northern Italy were in lockdown as officials struggled to ...Italy to close all schools and universities for two weeks as coronavirus death toll rises
Italy is to close all schools and universities from Thursday to try to contain its worsening coronavirus outbreak, a government source said, ...Italy faces recession as coronavirus hits economy
Italy’s economy performed woefully in 2019 and is set to do even worse this year due to the coronavirus, with the threat ...Asian markets bomb as virus fears fuel global turmoil
Asian and European equities spiralled downwards Friday, extending a collapse in world markets that has wiped trillions of dollars off valuations as ...Hong Kong to give big cash handouts as economy reels from virus
Hong Kong’s government said Wednesday it will give a HK$10,000 ($1,280) handout to every permanent resident in a bid to jump-start an ...Israel, Palestinians defuse agricultural trade crisis
Israel’s defense minister said Thursday that the country would allow Palestinian agricultural exports, a move aimed at defusing what has been an ...













