Huazong lists 35-point proposal for govt to consider during Covid-19 and MCO

Asian markets swing after virus sparks Wall Street collapse

HONG KONG: Asian markets fluctuated on Tuesday (March 17) after Wall Street suffered its worst day in more than three decades with the Covid-19 (coronavirus) panic sweeping the planet, though European equities enjoyed an early bounce.

France to mobilise 45 billion euros as economy slumps 1% in 2020

PARIS (Reuters) - France will mobilise 45 billion euros (40.98 billion pounds) in crisis measures to help its companies, with the economy expected to contract 1% this year due to the coronavirus outbreak, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Tuesday.

Philippines first country to suspend all financial markets as coronavirus spreads

MANILA/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The Philippine Stock Exchange closed indefinitely on Tuesday while currency and bond trading were suspended, the first market shutdowns worldwide in response to the coronavirus, with authorities citing risks to the safety of traders.

The economic remedies for the coronavirus

(Reuters) - Policymakers and government leaders have taken a range of approaches to deal with the economic fallout from the coronavirus. Here is a list of how some of the world's biggest economies and economic blocs have reacted.

Factbox: The economic remedies for the coronavirus

(Reuters) - Policymakers and government leaders have taken a range of approaches to deal with the economic fallout from the coronavirus. Here is a list of how some of the world's biggest economies and economic blocs have reacted.

Philippine stocks sink into Bear Market; Indonesia shares set to follow

MANILA/JAKARTA: Philippine and Indonesian shares sank into bear markets as another devastating day for equities unfolded. The Philippine Stock Exchange Index plunged 6.8% Monday, the most since October 2008 and taking its slide from a July high to 25%. With a 6.6% slump, the Jakarta Composite Index closed 23% below a record reached in February 2018

Factbox: The economic remedies for the coronavirus

(Reuters) - Policymakers and government leaders have taken a range of approaches to deal with the economic fallout from the coronavirus. Here is a list of how some of the world's biggest economies and economic blocs have reacted.

Factbox - Latest on the spread of coronavirus around the world

(Reuters) - Coronavirus fears led to a historic drop in U.S. stocks, shut borders and disrupted daily life around the world, as governments took increasingly drastic measures to try to reduce the severity of the global outbreak.

Turkey says will not stop Syrian refugees reaching Europe after troops killed

ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey will no longer stop Syrian refugees from reaching Europe, a senior Turkish official said, as Ankara responded on Friday to the killing of 33 Turkish soldiers in an air strike by Syrian government forces in Syria's northwestern Idlib region.