Pandemic Economy

Pandemic Economy

Medical staff wearing protective clothing take a patient off a ambulance at St Thomas' hospital as the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) continues, London, Britain, March 31, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

Global life insurers impose restrictions, worried about long-term pandemic risks

Life insurers and Aviva PLC are now imposing waiting periods before Covid-19 patients can apply for coverage

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Development exceeds forecast, but problems still remain: Economists

Covid-19 pulls companies down to losses

Covid-19 pulls companies down to losses

The country’s unemployment has increased by more than three times in a year, jumping to 13% which was 4.2% until 2019. Photo: Collected

Pandemic stokes unemployment

Consumers again open purse as confidence returns

Consumers again open purse as confidence returns

Calendar, diary business still in pandemic gloom

Calendar, diary business still in pandemic gloom

Pedestrians wearing protective face masks, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, walk past a show window of a department store in Tokyo, Japan, May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Rate cut bets melt as vaccines boost economy hopes

Photo: REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

ASEAN youths emerge from the pandemic more resilient, adaptive and creative: WEF