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Nepal budget 2020/21: Seven things you should know

Online Khabar
28 May 2020
  Nepal

Nepal unveils COVID-19 budget

Nepali Times
28 May 2020
  Nepal

Germany supports struggling restaurants by slashing their VAT

Reuters
28 May 2020
  Germany

Government extends public health emergency till June 29

The Edition
28 May 2020
  Maldives

Maldives gears up to ease lockdown restrictions, first phase to last 4 weeks

The Edition
28 May 2020
  Maldives

Suggested revival plan for Sri Lanka’s economy in the post COVID-19 era

Daily FT
28 May 2020
  Sri Lanka

India is set to report a sharp slowdown as the pandemic hits its economy — and things could get even worse

CNBC
27 May 2020
  India

Lufthansa board rejects EU conditions on $10 billion bailout

Reuters
27 May 2020
  European Union;   Germany

Merkel insists on basics as states take bigger role in virus controls

Reuters
27 May 2020
  Germany

With debt crunch looming, Sri Lanka needs help from its friends

Reuters
27 May 2020
  Sri Lanka

India may need to pump $20 billion into coronavirus-hit state banks - sources

Reuters
27 May 2020
  India

Swedish central banker says rate cut possible during recovery

Reuters
27 May 2020
  Sweden

Dealing with the impact of COVID-19 in Bangladesh

Borgen Magazine
26 May 2020
  Bangladesh

Re-opening Sri Lanka’s airports for tourists from 1st August proposed

Colombo Page
26 May 2020
  Sri Lanka

Islands unaffected by COVID-19 permitted to resume sports activities

Avas
26 May 2020
  Maldives

ECB prepares for the worst - life without the Bundesbank

Reuters
26 May 2020
  European Central Bank;   Germany

International Finance Corporation to wait for right market condition to issue Nepali currency bonds in offshore markets

The Kathmandu Post
26 May 2020
  Nepal

ADB approves $250 million support for Nepal's COVID-19 response

ADB
26 May 2020
  Nepal

Germany stamps authority on Lufthansa with $9.8 billion lifeline

Reuters
26 May 2020
  Germany

Curfew lifted in the island

News 1st
26 May 2020
  Sri Lanka