Bloomberg China’s provinces are facing the economic fallout from the coronavirus with depleted ammunition, given they were already bracing for a deterioration in public finances before the outbreak hit. More than half of mainland provinces expect slower expansion of revenue in 2020 than last year’s average local income growth, according to their budgets published before the disease outbreak became widespread ...

Bloomberg Indonesia’s exports slumped in January just as the coronavirus began spreading, with Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati warning of a hit to global trade. Exports fell 3.7% from a year ago versus a median estimate for a surplus of 1.2% in a Bloomberg survey of economists, the statistics office said on Monday. Imports declined 4.8%, resulting in a trade ...

Bloomberg Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB said a draft proposal by Mexico’s energy regulator to modify some transmission permits would make it impossible to supply power to new partners or carry out any expansion plans. In a letter posted in response to the draft proposal, the Mexican subsidiary of the US’s Sempra classifies it as “high regulatory impact” and argues that ...