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Near-term IMF funds are ample, but more may be needed
The IMF is the world’s first responder to economic crises, and low-and-middle-income nations are under severe stresses.
InternationalServices PMI damage will exceed the industrial harm
Manufacturing PMIs plunged in the euro-area, India and South-east Asia and fell notably in United States and East Asia
InternationalCOVID-19 cannot be eradicated
Medical practitioners and epidemiologists say that COVID-19 cannot be eradicated
InternationalFar-right fringe adapts to COVID-19 reality
A new investigation has revealed that far-right groups online are linking the pandemic to the elite and to minorities
InternationalExtremist groups will use pandemic to advance agenda
Far-right groups are seeking to weaponise the COVID-19 crisis to mobilise support and incite attacks.
InternationalPandemic will test state cybersecurity strengths
The US intelligence community has noted a rise in cyberactivity targeting COVID-19 research
InternationalThe manufacturing downturn is deepening
The manufacturing PMIs fell sharply in Japan, Russia and the United Kingdom and dropped for smaller Chinese firms
InternationalPandemic will widen major gender gaps
The burden of the COVID-19 pandemic has fallen disproportionately on women
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