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    Afghanistan’s Salaried Citizens Allowed To Withdraw Their Salaries

    Afghanistan’s central bank, Da Afghanistan Bank, on Thursday lifted restrictions on salaried people withdrawing their salaries. The central bank had imposed restrictions in the face...
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    Asia Pacific

    ESCAP’s ‘Build Forward Fairer’ Report, Urges New Social Contract for Asia and Pacific

    ESCAP's new survey says that economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and other global shocks must be anchored in an inclusive “new social contract”,...
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    Civil society

    Tackling the Pandemic of Inequality in Asia and the Pacific

    Amid continuing uncertainty over when the pandemic will finally be behind us, the one certainty for the region’s policymakers is that the benefits of...
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    Accountability

    Ukraine War Drives International Food Prices To ‘New All-Time High’

    The Russia-Ukraine war has driven large increases in international prices for wheat, maize and vegetable oils and Global food prices have reached “a new...
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    Governance

    Engaging with Central Asia Vital for China and India

    The Central Asia Republics (CARs) of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan occupy an important place in the geopolitical frameworks of India and China. Both India and...
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    Finance and Economy

    Nepal Works to Promote Remittances; Tightens Screws on Imports

    Banking bodies and associations of non-residents have been roped in by the Nepal government to curb the flow of currency and attract foreign exchange...
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    Agriculture

    Traditional, Time-Tested Methods and a Modern App Helps Beat Climate Change

    Farmers have a trying time during summer, preventing the soil from cracking from intense heat. Erratic and untimely rains exacerbate the pest problem. Now,...
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    Finance and Economy

    Lankans Suspend Repayment of Foreign Debts

    In a sudden, though not unexpected development, Sri Lanka today announced the suspension of the island nation’s debt repayments. Sri Lanka’s Treasury Secretary Mahinda Siriwardena...
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    UN Experts Warn Sri Lanka’s NGO Bill Clashes with FATF Standards Ahead of High-Stakes Review

    Balancing genuine efforts to combat illicit finance with the protection of civic space remains a test that international standards – and international observers – will closely watch.
    Bhutan

    Bhutan’s Tobacco Laws Lag Behind Surge in New Nicotine Products

    Bhutan’s experience offers a cautionary tale for other countries experimenting with or contemplating strict tobacco controls.
    Civil society

    Nepal’s Proposed Media Council Bill Raises Press Freedom Concerns Amid Tiered Penalties

    The developments in Nepal illustrate a familiar tension across many democracies: the challenge of establishing effective self-regulation and accountability mechanisms without creating tools that could be used to constrain critical reporting.

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