VIENNA -- The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries' (OPEC) daily basket price stood at 34.84 U.S. dollars a barrel on Thursday, compared with 35.46 dollars on Wednesday, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations released on Friday.
Also known as the OPEC reference basket of crude oil, the OPEC basket, a weighted average of oil prices from different OPEC members around the world, is used as an important benchmark for crude oil prices. (OPEC-Price)
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LIMA -- Peru's President Martin Vizcarra on Thursday announced the second phrase of its economic reopening amid the country's ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which registered 4,284 new cases of infection in the past 24 hours.
Vizcarra made the announcement after the council of ministers approved his presidential decree calling for the restart of economic activity as the lockdown continues. (Peru-Coronavirus)
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WINDHOEK -- Namibian President Hage Geingob on Thursday said he is concerned about the country's projected debt stock for 2020/21, which has surpassed the debt threshold set by the Southern African Development Community.
"It is not acceptable, we did not expect the economic downturn, the drought, and COVID-19," Geingob said during his State of the Nation Address. (Namibia-Debt Stock)
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KAMPALA -- Uganda on Thursday unveiled a proposed economic stimulus package that will provide liquidity for private firms affected by the COVID-19-induced national lockdown.
At a State of the Nation Address to the parliament, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said the measures introduced by the finance ministry are aimed at keeping the firms afloat amid the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. (Uganda-Stimulus Plan) Enditem
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