JAKARTA, Jan 21 (Bloomberg): Surging gasoline prices are posing a tricky new problem for governments as they seek to nurse virus-hit economies back to health.
In Asia, South Korea has taken steps to ensure a steady supply of the key fuel while tracking prices, and Japan may soon hand aid to local refiners. India, the region’s second-biggest oil consumer, has had an unofficial freeze on prices for almost two months ahead of elections in several key provinces.
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