The Monetary Authority of Singapore is in talks with lenders about extending the nations debt moratorium program beyond Dec. 31 to provide extra relief for borrowers hit by the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, people with knowledge of the matter said. One of the key measures being discussed is the possibility of lengthening the debt…
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SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) – The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is in talks with lenders about extending the Republic’s debt moratorium programme beyond Dec 31 to provide extra relief toborrowers hit by the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, according to people with knowledge of the matter. One of the key measures being discussed by the MAS…
(Bloomberg) — Singapores central bank is in talks with lenders about extending the nations debt moratorium program beyond Dec. 31 to provide extra relief for borrowers hit by the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, according to people with knowledge of the matter. One of the key measures being discussed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore…
As catalogued in Julys Economic and Fiscal Update, and the recent June quarter national accounts, the costs have been enormous: thousands of businesses destroyed; over a million workers made unemployed or idle; the largest post-War quarterly fall in output; and $280 billion of additional net public debt by mid-2021, just federally. That is largely water…
This May 24, 2016 file photo shows flags of Group of Seven industrialized countries. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) — The Group of Seven finance ministers said Friday they will support an extension of an international debt relief program to help poor countries take measures against the coronavirus pandemic. Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said China’s involvement…
Video PlayerClose ISLAMABAD, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) — Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan called on developed countries and international money lenders to extend and expand debt suspension for developing countries in order to help them recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Debt relief is one of the best ways to create needed fiscal space for developing countries,…
The Group of Seven finance ministers said Friday they will support an extension of an international debt relief program to help poor countries take measures against the coronavirus pandemic. Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said China’s involvement in the initiative, led by the Group of 20 major economies and Paris Club traditional creditor nations, is…
Google will help employees pay off their student loans beginning in 2021. The company announced Thursday that it will match up to $US2,500 per employee per year, beginning with Googlers in the US. The student loan crisis in the US disproportionately affects Black borrowers, who are likely to be saddled with more debt than white…
“Authorities have remained steadfast in their commitment to economic reforms, meeting all structural benchmarks for the first review,” the press release said. Domestic revenues for the financial year until June were US$99 million against a target of US$ 109 million, the Fund said, but it was willing to waive that because Somalia had been hit…