U.N. chief recommends ministers diplomats skip meeting due to coronavirus risks: letter

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has recommended that ministers and diplo...

Matt Hancock: ministers to publish coronavirus 'battle plan' for UK

Health secretary says options from closing schools, banning large gatherings and isolating cities being considered

EU Ministers to Discuss Coronavirus as Concerns Mount in Europe

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Oil Prices Fall As OPEC Refuses To Act

Coronavirus puts OPEC in awkward position; any further crude oil price fall will cause pain

Rwanda’s President swears in new ministers assigns portfolios

Mercosur urgent health ministers meeting to address dengue measles and coronavirus threat

Coronavirus LIVE: Ministers gather for Cobra with widespread UK transmission 'likely'

OPEC Oil Price Challenge: Catching The Falling Knife

China Asean foreign ministers begin emergency meeting on coronavirus in Vientiane

Deputy PM FM meets with Chinese Lao foreign ministers

WHO pledges coronavirus support as African health ministers meet to plan response

Coronavirus: We need updates on Ghana’s status now – Okudzeto to Health Ministers

Coronavirus Punches Hole In Oil Market That OPEC Can’t Fix

Azerbaijan closes down schools universities due to coronavirus upon Cabinet of Ministers’ decision

Coronavirus: Poll shows demand to wane counter OPEC cuts

OPEC Tries to Head Off Oil Glut as Coronavirus Saps Demand

Rwanda's president Kagame hints at firing more ministers

OPEC Production Sinks Before Meeting as Conflict Roils Libya

OPEC to try to stem oil price plunge amid coronavirus slowdown

Sharp drop in oil prices due to coronavirus has OPEC debating lowering production to increase cost of gas

Oil down with focus on deeper OPEC cut amid coronavirus

OPEC ministers to meet in Vienna to face coronavirus threat to oil demand

OPEC ministers to meet in Vienna to face coronavirus threat to oil demand

No action seen at Wednesday EU finance ministers coronavirus call: officials

European Union finance ministers are unlikely to decide on any concrete action i...

Fed Chair Powell Treasury Secretary Mnuchin and G-7 finance ministers release statement on coronavirus

"G-7 finance ministers are ready to take actions, including fiscal measures where appropriate, to aid in the response to the virus and support the economy," the statement read.

OPEC and allies to consider significant oil output cuts as coronavirus hits demand

OPEC and its allies will consider making substantial oil production cuts to lift prices that have been battered by the coronavirus outbreak, Algeria's oil minister said on Tuesday, as ministers began arriving for talks in Vienna this week.

All eyes on Opec plus meet in Vienna as coronavirus spreads

The meeting comes in the backdrop of Opec slashing the global oil demand growth by 0.99 mbpd in 2020.WHO has upgraded the global risk of the coronavirus outbreak to 'very high'

G-7 Finance Ministers Central Bankers ‘Stand Ready’ to Address Coronavirus

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the administration looked forward to an emergency funding package from Congress to deal with the spreading coronavirus and signaled it is prepared to ask for more as authorities in the U.S. and around the world race to mitigate the economic impact of the epidemic.

G7 finance ministers central bankers ‘ready’ to address Coronavirus

Finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of Seven (G7) countries agreed to hold talks today about the coronavirus outbreak that has sparked fears of economic disruption, the US Department of the Treasury said. The G7 is an international intergovernmental economic organization consist

G-7 Ministers Commit to Use 'Policy Tools' to Combat Coronavirus

Finance ministers from the Group of Seven leading economies said Tuesday they will use policy to support the global economy that is showing signs of weakening due to the coronavirus that has spread to at least 70 countries. The ministers said in a statement after a meeting by teleconference they are “closely monitoring” the  virus’s “impact on markets and economic conditions” and that they have committed to “use all appropriate policy tools” to support economic growth.   The ministers, however, did not disclose specific measures to combat the virus amid rising expectations for them to do so.   The

Oil price lower on coronavirus fears despite Fed rate cut and hopes for OPEC output cut

NEW YORK: The global oil benchmark ended Tuesday slightly lower under pressure from falling equities, but the losses were contained slightly as top producers considered more output cuts to support prices and the Federal Reserve cut U.S. interest rates to support the economy.

Saudi-Russia alliance under pressure at OPEC meeting as coronavirus saps oil demand

The energy alliance between Saudi Arabia and Russia will likely come under intense scrutiny at this week's OPEC meeting as the producers discuss how best to cushion the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.