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Malaysia: Insight – Room for targeted policy measures

Many of the governments once lauded for their textbook Covid-19 responses, replete with strict lockdowns, sophisticated contact-tracing apps and clearly articulated policies, got tripped up by something in the end. In Singapore, it was an outbreak in foreign worker dorms. In South Korea, it was the premature reopening of nightclubs. Then there were other countries […]

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Indonesia: Government disburses $163m for micro businesses

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has launched the productive social assistance program for micro businesses to help them survive the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The government started the program by disbursing Rp 2.4 trillion (US$162.9 million) directly to 1 million small businesses across the country, each receiving Rp 2.4 million. Businesses that have […]

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