News and Information

Repatriation, regular flights to Nepal to resume

Nepali Times
25 Aug 2020
  Nepal

Indian government consumption key to growth in economy amid pandemic, central bank says

Reuters
25 Aug 2020
  India

Sri Lanka MSMEs welcome Saubagya lifeline extension

BIZ
25 Aug 2020
  Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka comfortable repaying foreign debt, sovereign bond in 2020

Economy Next
25 Aug 2020
  Sri Lanka

CDC issues Level 3 Warning regarding travel to Maldives

The Edition
24 Aug 2020
  Maldives

Russian COVID-19 vaccine to be introduced in Sri Lanka soon - Health Minister

Colombo Page
24 Aug 2020
  Sri Lanka

What are Pacific governments spending on in response to COVID-19?

Devpolicy
24 Aug 2020
  Pacific

Phase III clinical trials of three COVID-19 vaccines to start soon in Nepal

My Republica
24 Aug 2020
  Nepal

PCR testing at Sri Lankan airports to be doubled & necessary facilities are in place

News 1st
23 Aug 2020
  Sri Lanka

Nepal to resume international flights from September 1 to bring back stranded nationals from selected nations

The Times of India
22 Aug 2020
  Nepal

UN and DFID partner to support COVID-19 response and disaster preparedness and response in Nepal

United Nations
21 Aug 2020
  Nepal

Lessons to be learned from Sri Lanka

Khabarhub
21 Aug 2020
  Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka cenbank keeps key interest rates unchanged

Reuters
20 Aug 2020
  Sri Lanka

India looking to expedite divestiture of state-owned banks

Insurance Business Asia
20 Aug 2020
  India

Samoa signs $1.5 million ADB grant to support response to Covid-19

ADB
20 Aug 2020
  Samoa

Learning from HIV to fight Covid-19 in Nepal

Nepali Times
19 Aug 2020
  Nepal

Nepal temporarily bans transport and gatherings in capital due to rise in coronavirus

The New York Times
19 Aug 2020
  Nepal

The role of the apparel industry to ‘restart Sri Lanka’

Daily FT
19 Aug 2020
  Sri Lanka

China donates masks, COVID-19 preventive posters for Sri Lanka's public buses

Ecns.cn
19 Aug 2020
  Sri Lanka;   People's Republic of China

USAID provides ventilators to Fiji, Kiribati, and Nauru to respond to COVID-19

US Embassy in Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu
19 Aug 2020
  Fiji;   Kiribati;   Nauru