pandemic
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List of Businesses Eligible for Pandemic Loans Gets Longer
EghtesadOnline: The Central Bank of Iran expanded the list of businesses directly hit by the coronavirus pandemic, which are eligible to receive government-backed loans.
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Iran Covid-19 Cases Near 190,000
EghtesadOnline: The tally of confirmed coronavirus cases in Iran neared 190,000 on Monday, a health official announced, as the pandemic appeared to be peaking in more provinces.
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Upsurge in Housing PMI Shows Signs of Recovery
EghtesadOnlinne: The Purchasing Managers' Index in the second month of the current fiscal year (April 20-May 20) settled at 60.55 from 18.75 in the preceding month (March 20-April 19), showing…
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Covid-19 Curbs Could Return as Overnight Infections Escalate
EghtesadOnline: Amid a new surge in Iran’s daily count of Covid-19 cases, President Hassan Rouhani suggested restrictions could be reimposed to curtail the deadly pandemic.
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Virus Infections Lowest in 10 Days
EghtesadOnline: The tally of daily Covid-19 patients declined on Tuesday, dropping to its lowest in 10 days as the Iranian government eased restrictions and launched the fourth phase of its plan…
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Researchers say market manipulation is destroying traditional safe havens
EghtesadOnline: The University of Sussex Business School released an analysis stating that widespread market turmoil caused by the covid-19 pandemic means regulators have so much on their plates…
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Pandemic Dislodges Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Exports
EghtesadOnline: The value of oil, gas and petrochemical exports has declined due to upheavals in the international oil market caused by the coronavirus. The massive quarantines and market closures…
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WTI Tumbles to Lows Not Seen Since 1999
EghtesadOnline: Crude oil futures fell on Monday, with US futures touching levels not seen since 1999, extending weakness on the back of sliding demand and concerns that US storage facilities…
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Iran to Receive Corona Fund From World Bank
EghtesadOnline: Iran will receive $50 million from the World Bank to help the health sector cope with the coronavirus pandemic, a deputy health minister said.
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Senator Urges Trump to Shift Iran Policy Amid Pandemic
EghtesadOnline: Democratic US Senator Chris Murphy warned on Monday that the Trump administration could be partially responsible for “the death of innocent people” if it continues its current…
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India Urged to Withstand Unjust US Sanctions
EghtesadOnline: Iran's ambassador to India called on New Delhi and the rest of the international community to stand against the "unjust" American sanctions that are hurting millions of Iranians…
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Warning Over Another COVID-19 Peak in Autumn
EghtesadOnline: A health official warned that the coronavirus pandemic will pick up again in autumn, as Iran registers a decline in the numbers of confirmed cases and deaths.
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Iranian Economist Explores Strategies to Limit Coronavirus Damage
EghtesadOnline: Rescue packages introduced in the US and European countries following the coronavirus outbreak are designed to make compliance with social-distancing order possible for people…
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Religious Leaders Should Unite to Help People Worldwide
EghtesadOnline: Secretary of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution Saeed Reza Ameli has called for the formation of a joint international committee working against the COVID-19 pandemic…
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Sticking to Sanctions During Pandemic ‘Treachery’ Against Humanity
EghtesadOnline: Iran's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York has released a message to member countries, describing how the continued application of sanctions during the new coronavirus…
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COVID-19: Social Distancing and Cost of Economic Lockdown
EghtesadOnline: Workers and government employees have returned to workplaces, despite hot debates among economic analysts about the impact of new coronavirus pandemic.
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German President Says Coronavirus Pandemic Is 'Test of Our Humanity'
EghtesadOnline: Germany's president said the coronavirus pandemic was a "test of our humanity" in a rare television address.
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Perspective: Coronavirus and Money Laundering Concerns
EghtesadOnline: The coronavirus pandemic can have some impact on the anti-money laundering process of financial institutions throughout the world.
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Call for Plans to Ease Financial Plight of Groups Hit by Pandemic
EghtesadOnline: Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called on state officials and the public to develop relief plans to help alleviate the plight of those who have…
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Central Bank of Iran Asks IMF to Uphold Its Mandate
EghtesadOnline: The CBI's governor says Iran is determined to use its legal right for receiving a loan from the International Monetary Fund to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
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Brent, WTI Prices Edge Down
EghtesadOnline: Oil prices fell on Monday, after Saudi Arabia and Russia delayed a meeting to discuss output cuts that could help alleviate global oversupply as the coronavirus pandemic pummels…
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HRW Calls for US Sanctions Relief to Help Iran’s COVID-19 Response
EghtesadOnline: The Human Rights Watch on Monday called on the United States to ease its sanctions on the Iranian economy to facilitate the country’s adequate response to the mounting health…
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IMF Chief: Current Fallout Worse Than 2008 Financial Crisis
EghtesadOnline: The coronavirus pandemic has created an economic crisis “like no other” — one that is “way worse” than the 2008 global financial crisis, the International Monetary Fund’s top…
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COVID-19 Toll in Iran: Over 53,000 Infections, 3,290 Deaths
EghtesadOnline: Iran’s death toll from the coronavirus pandemic rose by 134 to 3,294 in the past 24 hours, while the number of confirmed cases surged over 53,000, with 4,035 in critical condition,…