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On 7 April 2020, Japanese Government made a cabinet decision to approve the emergency economic measures in the economic package to mitigate the impact..

The first COVID-19 case in Greece was confirmed on 26th February. Annual carnival celebrations were the next day. While virus outbreak at 89 confirmed..

Across Sweden, all businesses, such as shops and restaurants are still open but with a lot less crowds. Therefore, these types of businesses, together..

The first reported case of Covid-19 in Ireland was on 29 February 2020. Within three weeks, the virus was confirmed to have spread across all regions ..

Tax measures Extension of due dates The Department of Inland Revenue of Sri Lanka has extended the due dates for tax payments and submission of tax re..

The Parliament implemented a number of legislative amendments in response to the COVID-19 outbreak in Cyprus and its impact on the Cyprus economy. The..

Zambia has recorded a total of 76 cases, 3 deaths and 37 recoveries as at 23rd April 2020. Zambia's economy has equally been affected by the Pand..

As of April 22, Puerto Rico had seen more than 1,400 cases and 69 deaths from Covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The low numbers c..

The government of Egypt took very quick and responsive immediate actions trying to reduce the immediate impact of the Covid-19 outbreak. The situation..

Tax measures The introduction of a tax subsidy to employers of up to R500 per month for the next four months for those private sector employees earni..

Employment-related measures Working hours reduced employee Subsidy for training program up to NTD$18,960 Subsidy for reduced salary up to NTD$66,000..

Tax measures Prolonged deadline for filling the income tax returns till 1st July 2020 Remission of default interest if the income tax for taxable pe..

Robin Chase, the founder of ZIPcar, said: “My father had one job in his life, I’ve had six in mine, my kids will have six at the same time”, which giv..

The Finnish Government activated the Emergency Powers Act and announced several measures to support companies and its citizens affected by the COVID-1..

Legal considerations On 17 March 2020 the Federal Judicial Branch and the Superior Court of Justice of Mexico City, decreed the suspension of activiti..

Indonesia report the first case of COVID-19 was in 9 March 2020 and identified 2 persons infected. Afterward it spread widely in 34 provinces across t..