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What's causing vaccine delays in some Asian countries?

BBC News
08 Mar 2021
  Japan;   Pakistan;   Philippines;   Republic of Korea

Afghanistan receives 500,000 vaccine doses via COVAX

Anadolu Agency
08 Mar 2021
  Afghanistan

Entertainment activities resume in Saudi Arabia with strict COVID-19 measures

Arab News
07 Mar 2021
  Saudi Arabia

Egypt to receive 8M doses of anti-coronavirus vaccines within few weeks

Egypt Today
07 Mar 2021
  Arab Republic of Egypt

[PRC] to provide Afghanistan with 400,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine

Reuters
01 Mar 2021
  Afghanistan;   People's Republic of China

SBP extends the Rozgar Scheme for Supporting Employment for another 3 months and widens its scope in collaboration with Government of Pakistan

State Bank of Pakistan
30 Jun 2020
  Pakistan

Assistant to president: Quarantine regime in Azerbaijan may be extended

News AZ
30 Jun 2020
  Azerbaijan

Minister says COVID-19 has minimal impact on Azerbaijan's economy

Mena Fn
30 Jun 2020
  Azerbaijan

Uzbekistan resumes some COVID-19 lockdown measures

Xinhuanet
30 Jun 2020
  Uzbekistan

Saudi economy contracts by 1% in Q1 amid oil price plunge

Reuters
30 Jun 2020
  Saudi Arabia

Nigeria to lift ban on interstate travels after weeks of COVID-19 restrictions

CGTN Africa
30 Jun 2020
  Nigeria

Kazakhstan plans to introduce 4-week hard quarantine to deal with coronavirus outbreak

New Europe
30 Jun 2020
  Kazakhstan

Asian Development Bank to provide $1 billion to Kazakhstan to help fight COVID-19 pandemic

Astana Times
30 Jun 2020
  Kazakhstan

Armenian officials rule out new lockdown even as COVID worsens

EurasiaNet
30 Jun 2020
  Armenia

South Africa eases lockdown to revive the economy

Aljazeera
28 Jun 2020
  South Africa

Egypt eases restrictions despite surge in coronavirus infections

Arab News
27 Jun 2020
  Arab Republic of Egypt

IMF Executive Board approves 12-month US$5.2 billion Stand-By Arrangement for Egypt

IMF
26 Jun 2020
  Arab Republic of Egypt

Egypt's central bank keeps benchmark rates on hold

Reuters
26 Jun 2020
  Arab Republic of Egypt

FEC approves NESP’s N2.3 trillion stimulus plan

Nairametrics
25 Jun 2020
  Nigeria

ADB provides $500 million loan to mitigate health and economic impacts of COVID-19 in Uzbekistan

ADB
25 Jun 2020
  Uzbekistan