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Patchwork of COVID-19 certificates to impede travel

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INT

Despite this, there are no common standards for validating vaccination and COVID test results. This is hampering national-level disease containment efforts and also regional and…

New railway’s early days give Laos cause for optimism

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LAOS

While concerns remain that the project will worsen its external debt position, demand to use the line is strong, even though there are currently no onward services for passengers…

South-east Asia needs external help to handle COVID-19

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

COVID-19 situation in South-east Asia.

Support for Thai government will be heavily strained

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THAILAND

Thai government's clampdown on the opposition and struggle with various crises.

Dominican Republic tourism begins fragile recovery

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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Accounting directly and indirectly for 16-17% of GDP in 2019, tourism is a major plank of the Dominican economy and will be key to broader economic recovery in 2021. With that in…

India may again lean on its COVID-19 vaccine producers

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INDIA

The health ministry reports that there are fewer than 2,000 active coronavirus cases in the country, a miniscule number relative to the size of the population, but the authorities…

Morocco’s economy is on the rebound

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MOROCCO

Real GDP growth is on track to be at least 6% in 2020, following a 7% contraction last year. Most sectors have bounced back, though not tourism. High levels of vaccination against…

Early Jamaica election likely despite COVID-19 impact

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JAMAICA

The authorities have implemented a range of measures to prevent transmission, introduced a large fiscal stimulus package and established a multi-stakeholder task force to oversee…

Rebound among South-east Asian airlines will be uneven

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

Air passenger traffic in the region has fallen sharply since the onset of COVID-19 crisis. Most South-east Asian countries are battling resurgent waves of infection, fuelled by…

Sweden will stick closely to its COVID-19 strategy

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SWEDEN

Sweden’s cases have been consistently higher than those in neighbouring countries while at one stage it had the highest death rate in Europe. However, case and death numbers have…