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1.7 trillion tugrik budgeted for 2021 to fight coronavirus in Mongolia

AKI Press
02 Feb 2021
  Mongolia

HPA orders 2-week shutdown of colleges, preschools

The Edition
02 Feb 2021
  Maldives

Maldives tightens curfew, vehicle ban amid new virus surge

The Edition
02 Feb 2021
  Maldives

Sri Lanka prints 505 billion rupees in 2020, bank borrowings top 11-pct of GDP

Economy Next
02 Feb 2021
  Sri Lanka

Over 95,000 people vaccinated against COVID-19 in Sri Lanka

Colombo Page
02 Feb 2021
  Sri Lanka

Maldives to receive more vaccine doses in February, March: Health Minister

The Edition
01 Feb 2021
  Maldives

India unveils budget in wake of COVID slump, proposes doubling healthcare spending

Reuters
01 Feb 2021
  India

India's 'get well soon' budget boosts healthcare spending 135%, opens up insurance

Reuters
01 Feb 2021
  India

China-donated COVID-19 vaccines handed over to Pakistan

Xinhuanet
01 Feb 2021
  People's Republic of China;   Pakistan

Sri Lanka bank credit to state surges in Dec 2020

Economy Next
01 Feb 2021
  Sri Lanka

Dining-in is back on the menu as Hong Kong government U-turns on ban

The Straits Times
30 Jul 2020
  Hong Kong, China

China to dole out financial aid to jobless due to virus epidemic

China Daily
30 Jul 2020
  People's Republic of China

S. Korea, US extend $60b currency swap deal by 6 months amid pandemic

Inquirer.net
30 Jul 2020
  Republic of Korea;   United States

Hong Kong implements strict measures amid new cases

BBC News
29 Jul 2020
  Hong Kong, China

Euro zone outlook gets slight boost from EU stimulus deal: Reuters poll

Reuters
29 Jul 2020
  European Union

Government approves phased reopening of schools, kindergartens

Montsame
29 Jul 2020
  Mongolia

Bangladesh Bank lowers bank rate after 17 years to offset COVID-19 effects

bdnews24
29 Jul 2020
  Bangladesh

Maldives begins to pay risk allowance for frontline workers

The Edition
29 Jul 2020
  Maldives

ADB, HSBC to finance $1.2 billion in trade to boost supplies of pandemic products in Asia and the Pacific

ADB
29 Jul 2020
  Global

ECB extends dividend ban, capital relief for euro zone banks

Reuters
28 Jul 2020
  European Central Bank