Attorney General's Office submits bill to protect Maldivians amid health crisis

The Edition

31 May 2020

  Maldives

Bank of Ceylon promotes Special Deposit Account (SDA) in support of managing economy during pandemic adversity

Colombo Page

31 May 2020

  Sri Lanka

India to loosen lockdown despite record cases

BBC News

30 May 2020

  India

COVID-19 lockdown extended until June 14; flights suspended till June 30

The Himalayan Times

30 May 2020

  Nepal

Maldives to reopen for tourists in July, no additional fees

Sun Media Group

30 May 2020

  Maldives

Maldives reopens government offices for essential work

Sun Media Group

30 May 2020

  Maldives

Malaysia in the final recovery phase, says Dr Noor Hisham

Malay Mail

30 May 2020

  Malaysia

Colombo-based inflation in Sri Lanka declines to 4.0 percent in May 2020

Colombo Page

30 May 2020

  Sri Lanka

Finance minister to unveil new budget on Monday

Kuensel

30 May 2020

  Bhutan

India quarterly growth worst in 2 decades as lockdown bites

Rappler

30 May 2020

  India

Conservative approach taken

The Star

30 May 2020

  Malaysia

India's economy slows in March quarter, with worse to come

Reuters

29 May 2020

  India

IMF Executive Board approves a US$732 million disbursement to Bangladesh to address the COVID-19 pandemic

IMF

29 May 2020

  Bangladesh

Sri Lanka President underscores need for unconditional budget support from international lenders to revive economy

Colombo Page

29 May 2020

  Sri Lanka

Malaysia’s Statistics Department foresees recession in the next four to six months

Malay Mail

29 May 2020

  Malaysia

Govt so far announces $11.90b stimulus packages

The Financial Express

29 May 2020

  Bangladesh

Nepal focuses on health spending to fight COVID-19 in annual budget

Reuters

29 May 2020

  Nepal

Advisory on protecting contact tracing information approved

The Star

29 May 2020

  Malaysia

Sri Lanka facing ‘biggest forex crisis in history’ triggering import controls: Minister

Economy Next

28 May 2020

  Sri Lanka

COVID-19 destroys almost half a million tourism jobs in Sri Lanka

World Socialist Web Site

28 May 2020

  Sri Lanka