Sri Lanka inaugurates a new ADB-funded COVID-19 testing laboratory

ADB

24 Jun 2020

  Sri Lanka

Government offers many concessions to private bus industry, but fare revision not allowed

Colombo Page

24 Jun 2020

  Sri Lanka

SINPF purchase remaining SBD$60m development bonds

Solomon Times

24 Jun 2020

  Solomon Islands

John Keells Holdings secures USD 175 mn long-term financing facility from IFC

Colombo Page

23 Jun 2020

  Sri Lanka

World Bank approves additional financing of $87 mn for Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness Project

Colombo Page

23 Jun 2020

  Sri Lanka

Russia's President Putin announces post-coronavirus tax hike for high earners

France 24

23 Jun 2020

  Russian Federation

EU to focus on rebuilding after pandemic in next 18 months: Germany

Reuters

23 Jun 2020

  European Union

Argentina expected to announce large drop in Q1 GDP growth

Foreign Brief

23 Jun 2020

  Argentina

S.Africa's budget deficit to widen sharply, remain high after COVID-19

Reuters

23 Jun 2020

  South Africa

SITIDF channels emergency aid to tourism sector

Solomon Times

23 Jun 2020

  Solomon Islands

Life is back once again: Saudi Arabia lifts three-month curfew

Reuters

22 Jun 2020

  Saudi Arabia

Mexico to offer $11 billion in auctions via Fed swap mechanism

Reuters

22 Jun 2020

  Mexico;   United States

Sri Lanka trade deficit widens in April 2020 as decline in exports exceeds decline in imports expenditure

Colombo Page

22 Jun 2020

  Sri Lanka

Russian c.bank sees weak demand for roubles at rare one-year repo auction

Reuters

22 Jun 2020

  Russian Federation

Egypt's central bank issues LE 7B in T-bonds Monday

Egypt Today

22 Jun 2020

  Arab Republic of Egypt

EBRD provides Egypt’s national bank with $200 mln for SME loans

Ahram Online

22 Jun 2020

  Arab Republic of Egypt

Brazil becomes second country to pass 50,000 deaths

BBC News

22 Jun 2020

  Brazil

Sri Lanka bank bad loans in March 2020 pick up to 5.1-pct

Economy Next

22 Jun 2020

  Sri Lanka

HNB launches Rs. 5 Bn SME relief at 8% interest to support post-COVID recovery

Colombo Page

21 Jun 2020

  Sri Lanka

Saudi Arabia to launch $4 billion tourism development fund to revive hard-hit economy

Republic World

21 Jun 2020

  Saudi Arabia