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COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 6, 2020

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Economic

Remittances flows around the world are set to shrink, damaging recipient economies

Analysts say a big shock lies ahead for economies that rely heavily on remittances, including India and the Philippines. It will hit o....

April 06, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , oil price , COVID-19 , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , Coronavirus Pandemic , lockdown , MENA economies , OPEC emergency , ASEAN diplomacy , coronavirus risks

Assassination of General Soleimani and geo-political tensions in the Gulf

Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Assassination of Major General Qasem Soleimani, commander of the Al Quds Forces in an American strike at Baghdad airport in the early hours of 3rd January sent shock waves in the region. Iran declared 3 days mourning and flags are being flown at half....

January 09, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , West Asia , Article , Quds Force , IRGC , Soleimani , Mashad , Kitaib-Hizbullah , oil price