Economía Internacional

Kenneth Rogoff defende gastos públicos para ajudar empresas e cidadãos a enfrentar a maior crise de saúde em cem anos

Ernesto Stein, an economist at the Inter-American Development Bank, normally spends his time thinking about industrial policy in Latin America. But the coronavirus pandemic brings steep economic challenges, affecting consumption, production and investment and employment. And economic policy will, to a large extent, shape society’s resilience to the emergency and what lies beyond.

21:29 - O plenário tinha aprovado por 505 contra 2 votos a proposta, em primeiro turno

15:29 - In the fertile Satara district in western India, farmers are putting their cattle on an unorthodox diet: Some feed iceberg lettuce to buffalo. Others feed strawberries to cows.

Severe contraction likely as Italy, Spain, France and Germany business surveys see largest monthly falls

"No-one will be allowed to go hungry," Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said while announcing the package - a combination of direct cash transfer benefits and food security measures. India's growth engine was actually sputtering well before the threat of outbreak arrived. Once one of the fastest growing economies in the world, its growth slowed to 4.7% last year - the slowest level in six years.

Economy minister says talks with creditors are delayed due to impact of coronavirus spread

Hundreds of millions of workers and self-employed service providers form a vast informal economy, from India to Africa to South America. Most have no access to unemployment insurance or much in the way of savings

14:13 - Funcionarios del gobierno señalan cierta lentitud, aunque el BCIE dice que esta semana se aprueban primeras solicitudes