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COVID-19 economic impact could reach $8.8 trillion globally: ADB
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], May 15 (ANI): The global economy could suffer between 5.8 trillion and 8.8 trillion dollars in losses -- equivalent to 6.4 to 9.7 per cent of global gross domestic product (GDP) -- as a result of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, according to a new
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ADB approves $500 million for Bangladesh's COVID-19 response
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], May 7 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday approved an additional 500 million dollar loan to bolster the efforts of Bangladesh government to manage the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the country's economy and public health.
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Japan to support ADB developing member countries' response to COVID-19 cha
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], May 1 (ANI): Japan has committed to providing emergency support of 150 million dollars to Asian Development Bank (ADB) which is providing several targeted interventions to support its developing member countries (DMCs) in combating the effects of novel coronaviru
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ADB approves $1.5 billion financing to support India's COVID-19 response
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], April 28 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday approved a 1.5 billion dollar loan to India to help fund its response to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
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ADB, AIM launch global hackathon for digital ideas to respond to COVID-19
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], April 24 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) on Friday launched the #DigitalAgainstCOVID-19 virtual challenge to crowdsource digital solutions and ideas to help countries in Asia and the Pacific deal with the medium- a
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China earmarks $10 million from its ADB Trust Fund to address COVID-19 ch
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], Apr 17 (ANI): China has earmarked 10 million dollars (about Rs 77 crore) in its poverty reduction and regional cooperation fund to support the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in assisting its developing member countries to address their novel coronavirus disease (COVID
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UN working with Yemeni warring parties to prepare fragile health syste
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Sana'a, April 13 (Sputnik/ANI): The United Nations system is working closely with warring sides in Yemen to prepare its hugely fractured health system and existing polio and cholera surveillance mechanisms for the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the embattled nation aft
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ADB triples COVID-19 response package to $20 billion
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], April 13 (ANI): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Monday tripled the size of its response to novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic to 20 billion dollars and approved measures to streamline its operations for quicker and more flexible delivery of assista
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ADB assures $2.2 billion support package to India for battling COVID-19
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], April 10 (ANI): Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa on Friday assured Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of 2.2 billion dollars (about Rs 16,820 crore) support to India in its fight against novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
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New York COVID-19 death toll rises to 5,489 with largest single-day increa
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], April 07 (Sputnik/ANI): The US state of New York has seen the largest daily increase in the number of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) related deaths, with 731 new fatalities, bringing the death toll to 5,489.
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China reports no new domestic COVID-19 cases
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], April 7 (ANI): Chinese health authorities said on Tuesday that no new domestically transmitted cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were reported on the mainland in the previous day.
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Over 28,600 infected with coronavirus outside China: WHO
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva, [Switzerland], Mar 10 (Sputnik/ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has registered over 3,940 new cases of infection with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outside of China, whereas the total number of infected people exceeded 28,600.
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