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Philippines becomes 1st country to suspend all financial markets

March 17, 2020
Philippines
  • The Philippines has become the first country of the world to suspend all financial markets.
  • The financial shutdown was rooted from the statements from the Philippines Stock Exchange and the Bankers Association of the Philippines.
  • The Philippines Stock Exchange was closed on 17th of March indefinitely, while currency and bond trading were suspended.

Philippines will host the Badminton Asia Championships

March 6, 2020
Badminton Asia Championships

The Badminton Asia Championships will be organized in the capital of Philippines i.e. Manila. The Badminton Asia Championship was earlier scheduled to be organized in Wuhan, China. Due to Novel Coronavirus outbreak in China, the Badminton Asia has took a decision to move the Badminton Asia Championships from Wuhan to Manila.