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[Taipei,China] to re-impose 14-day quarantine for all business travelers

30 Dec 2020
  Taipei,China

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

NDTV
30 Dec 2020
  Nepal;   India

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

Beijing tightens COVID-19 curbs as cases detected across capital

Reuters
27 Dec 2020
  People's Republic of China

[Republic of] Korea extends social distancing steps as new daily COVID-19 cases remain near record levels

Reuters
27 Dec 2020
  Republic of Korea

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

Taiwan imposes new regulations after first Covid case since April

The Guardian
23 Dec 2020
  Taipei,China

Taipei[,China] rolls out new tourism subsidy

23 Dec 2020
  Taipei,China

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

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

Bank of Mongolia: Monetary policy statement - 2020/07

Market Screener
19 Dec 2020
  Mongolia

IMF approves release of $1.67bn in aid for Egypt

Arabian Business
19 Dec 2020
  Arab Republic of Egypt