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    Corruption

    Fitch Ratings: RSP Majority Eases Nepal’s Near-Term Political Risk; Policy Agenda Now Key to Unlocking Growth

    Structural weaknesses persist: low GDP per capita, exposure to external shocks and natural disasters, and governance metrics that lag behind ‘BB’-category peers.
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    Climate change

    Fitch Ratings Warns Climate Risks Will Drive Sovereign Downgrades as Transition and Physical Threats Intensify

    The agency emphasises that sovereign ratings have so far remained resilient, but this could change as climate shocks translate into sustained output losses, fiscal weakening, or political instability.
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    Finance and Economy

    Tariffs: US Consumer spending Slows as Inflation Rises, says Fitch Ratings

    The report says that US consumer spending slowed significantly in the first half of 2025, decelerating from the robust pace seen in late 2024.
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    Finance and Economy

    Maldives’ Central Bank Assures Debt Repayment Capability Amid Credit Rating Downgrades

    The government has committed to implementing the recommended measures proposed by the rating agencies and is actively working on cost-cutting strategies within state-owned enterprises...
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    Agriculture policy

    Indian economy: Growth slows down; Ukraine crisis triggers inflation fears

    The Ukraine crisis will have serious repercussions for the Indian economy, which is still struggling with post-COVID-19 recovery. The Indian economy expanded 5.4 per cent...
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    China Sets Ambitious 725 Million Tonne Grain Target by 2030 to Fortify Food Security

    China has placed food security at the centre of its national strategy, setting a binding target to raise annual grain production capacity to 725 million metric tonnes by 2030.
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    Bangladesh

    Rivers Swallow Land Five Times the Size of Dhaka in Five Decades

    Gaibandha faces the largest land loss among the Jamuna sites, while Kurigram risks the greatest settlement area.
    Corruption

    Sri Lanka Seeks India’s Backing in War on Indian Ocean Drug Trafficking

    The appeal came during a high-level meeting with visiting Indian Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh on 9 September 2026, the first such visit by an Indian defence minister in 38 years.

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    Agri-business

    China Sets Ambitious 725 Million Tonne Grain Target by 2030 to Fortify Food Security

    China has placed food security at the centre of its national strategy, setting a binding target to raise annual grain production capacity to 725 million metric tonnes by 2030.
    Bangladesh

    Rivers Swallow Land Five Times the Size of Dhaka in Five Decades

    Gaibandha faces the largest land loss among the Jamuna sites, while Kurigram risks the greatest settlement area.
    Corruption

    Sri Lanka Seeks India’s Backing in War on Indian Ocean Drug Trafficking

    The appeal came during a high-level meeting with visiting Indian Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh on 9 September 2026, the first such visit by an Indian defence minister in 38 years.
    Bangladesh

    Rivers Swallow Land Five Times the Size of Dhaka in Five Decades

    Gaibandha faces the largest land loss among the Jamuna sites, while Kurigram risks the greatest settlement area.
    Agriculture

    Sri Lanka Braces for Record El Niño Threat to Food, Power and Forex Stability

    El Niño itself cannot be prevented. The scale of its impact on Sri Lanka, however, will be determined by the quality and speed of the national response.

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