Author: Admin
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July 2020
Overview. Security continued to deteriorate through June whilst the government remained heavily engaged in fighting the pandemic and its socio-economic effects. The clash between India and China in Ladakh has some ominous portent for Pakistan. Rises in petroleum and daily commodity prices, rising unemployment in the wake of the lockdown, the already poor economic situation,…
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July 2020
Overview. The government announced a Tk. 568,000 crore budget for the next fiscal year, with the overall budget deficit target at 6% of GDP. ADB has downgraded Bangladesh’s GDP growth projection for the current fiscal year to 4.5% in the wake of the ongoing pandemic. The country is at risk of having more than 16…
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June 2020
Overview. Egypt is still gripped by C19 chaos. Ambiguous guidelines from the government and ever changing curfew times mean many in the nation are failing to take the pandemic seriously. Egypt ranks 126th in the world in terms of population density. The country as a whole has 84 people per km² but in Cairo that figure rises…
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June 2020
Overview. Egypt is still gripped by C19 chaos. Ambiguous guidelines from the government and ever changing curfew times mean many in the nation are failing to take the pandemic seriously. Egypt ranks 126th in the world in terms of population density. The country as a whole has 84 people per km² but in Cairo that figure rises…
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June 2020
Overview. With the relaxation of the lockdown during Ramadan and on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr, the number of C19 cases has risen to around 68,000 with 1399 fatalities. The majority of the people, especially in the provinces, have completely ignored social distancing rules and other mitigations. The government remained focused on countering the pandemic, and…
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June 2020
Overview. The government has decided not to extend the lockdown after 30 May, although public transport and other communications will remain closed until further notice. On the economy side, the government is aiming for 8.5% growth rate in the next fiscal year. Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a USD 100 million loan agreement to…