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1 – 10 of 12The 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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275376
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The kingdom has raised the long-standing ‘sustainable development fee’ (SDF) for visitors from most countries to USD200 per night from USD65. It hopes that tourism revenue can…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273697
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Some observers fear Nepal could soon end up in a full-blown economic crisis such as that now affecting Sri Lanka, which recently suspended external debt servicing. Kathmandu, like…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB270224
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Impact of COVID-19 on the Maldives tourism sector.
Indian nationals are struggling to maintain jobs in the Middle East as GCC states contend with historically low oil prices as well as the economic fallout of the pandemic. Gulf…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253134
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Sri Lanka’s foreign exchange (forex) reserves fell to USD1.6bn at end-November, enough to finance only about one month’s imports. Colombo has in recent years relied on…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266266
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In 2019, travel and tourism contributed nearly 20% of GDP, directly and indirectly, but visitor numbers in 2020 fell by more than 80%. The authorities are trying to control a…
In a bid to support the recovery of its pandemic-hit economy, it late last year issued its first sovereign bond, for local investors. Separately, boundary disputes with China…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261757
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Yameen, who lost power in 2018, was sentenced to five years in jail for money laundering in 2019. The opposition Progressive Congress Coalition (PCC), which comprises two…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266140
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He was accompanied on his trip by several senior ministers and business leaders. Canberra and Jakarta are long-standing partners, but various sore points have in recent years…