Global Covid-19 updates

Global Covid-19 updates

(VOVWORLD) - South Africa has confirmed its first suspected case of COVID-19. The patient is a 38 year-old man who traveled to Italy with his wife
OPEC lowers global oil demand forecast

OPEC lowers global oil demand forecast

(VOVWORLD) - OPEC announced Wednesday in its monthly oil market report that the global oil demand growth outlook for 2020 has been cut to 0.99 million barrels per day, down...
IMF downgrades global growth

IMF downgrades global growth

(VOVWORLD) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday cut its growth estimates for the global economy on slowdown concerns
Vietnam calls for stronger global governance reform

Vietnam calls for stronger global governance reform

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has called on countries to speed up global governance reform, firstly multilateral institutions, in order to effectively deal with global...
Growth in global oil demand will slow by 2025

Growth in global oil demand will slow by 2025

(VOVWORLD) - Growth in global oil demand is expected to slow by 2025 as fuel efficiency improves and the use of electric vehicles increases, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on...
Vietnam intensifies global cultural promotion

Vietnam intensifies global cultural promotion

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam welcomed more than 15 million foreign visitors last year, proving the fact that it has become a magnet for travellers worldwide. This is attributed to the government’s...
IMF lowers its forecast of global growth

IMF lowers its forecast of global growth

(VOVWORLD) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday released its World Economic Outlook report for 2019, which lowers the forecast of global economic growth to 3% for 2019 and 3.4 ...
IMF: Global economy is at delicate juncture

IMF: Global economy is at delicate juncture

(VOVWORLD) - The global economy is at a “delicate juncture” which will require central banks to maintain stimulus and governments to resolve trade disputes quickly, the International Monetary Fund warned on...