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Pakistan to purchase 1.2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from China's Sinopharm

Reuters
31 Dec 2020
  Pakistan

Nepal requests India to procure Covid vaccines for 20% citizens: Report

NDTV
30 Dec 2020
  Nepal;   India

US Government provides $2.6 million to support medical oxygen systems in response to COVID-19 in Tajikistan

USAID
29 Dec 2020
  Tajikistan;   United States

Sri Lanka welcomes tourists after 8-month-long coronavirus interruption

Business Standard
28 Dec 2020
  Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka puts off airspace reopening for commercial flights

Daily FT
28 Dec 2020
  Sri Lanka

President Solih promises vaccines for all Maldivian citizens

The Edition
27 Dec 2020
  Maldives

UNDP hands over personal protective equipment to the Republican Center for Immunoprofilaxis to battle COVID-19

UNDP
25 Dec 2020
  Tajikistan

Kazakhstan sends 100 domestically made mechanical ventilators to Tajikistan

The Astana Times
25 Dec 2020
  Kazakhstan;   Tajikistan

Turkey extends medical aid to Sri Lanka

Anadolu Agency
25 Dec 2020
  Turkey;   Sri Lanka

Egypt's central bank keeps rates unchanged, adjusts inflation target

Reuters
25 Dec 2020
  Arab Republic of Egypt

Iraq, Egypt purchase COVID-19 vaccine

Anadolu Agency
25 Dec 2020
  Arab Republic of Egypt

Nepal restricts travellers who visited the UK to prevent spread of new virus strain

The Kathmandu Post
23 Dec 2020
  Nepal

Uzbekistan, Tajikistan consider resuming flights in spring 2021

Aviation Pros
22 Dec 2020
  Tajikistan;   Uzbekistan

ADB, Northern Arc sign loan to support microfinance borrowers and MSMEs in India

ADB
21 Dec 2020
  India

Procedures for travelers to Sri Lanka revised

Colombo Page
21 Dec 2020
  Sri Lanka

Government of Nepal and World Bank sign $80 Million Rural Enterprise and Economic Development Project to strengthen Nepal’s agriculture sector and boost post-pandemic recovery

World Bank
21 Dec 2020
  Nepal

Saudi Arabia halts international flights over coronavirus variant

The Straits Times
21 Dec 2020
  Saudi Arabia

182 guesthouses reopen across Maldives: Ministry

The Edition
20 Dec 2020
  Maldives

Sri Lankans repatriating after the 26th do not require permission from Foreign Ministry

Colombo Page
20 Dec 2020
  Sri Lanka

IMF approves release of $1.67bn in aid for Egypt

Arabian Business
19 Dec 2020
  Arab Republic of Egypt