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Nepal seeks overseas nationals’ help to build up forex reserves amid economic woes
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal is asking citizens living abroad to deposit funds in domestic banks as part...
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Pakistan’s new govt decides not to roll back fuel, power subsidies
By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam and Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan's new government on Friday decided not to roll back billions...
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Russia asks Brazil to help keep sway at IMF, World Bank
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Russia has asked Brazil for support in the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the G20...
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Sri Lanka PM offers protesters talks as opposition eyes no-confidence vote
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Devjyot Ghoshal COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka's prime minister offered talks on Wednesday with protesters calling for...
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Exclusive-India open to additional $2 billion aid for Sri Lanka with eye on China – sources
By Swati Bhat and Aftab Ahmed MUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is willing to commit up to another $2 billion...
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Pakistan’s new government facing severe economic challenges, aide says
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's new government is facing the daunting task of managing a stuttering economy with...
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Lebanon disburses funds to temporarily avert bread crisis, minister says
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's government has agreed to disburse $15 million to temporarily resolve growing bread shortages in the country,...
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Drugs running out, surgeries cancelled as Sri Lanka’s health system buckles
By Devjyot Ghoshal and Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) - Rosanne White was first diagnosed with cancer eight years ago and...
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Sri Lanka’s surprise finance minister has a mountain to climb
By Devjyot Ghoshal and Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) - When former justice minister Ali Sabry visited Sri Lanka's president last...
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Sharif, frontrunner as next Pakistani PM, seen as ‘can-do’ administrator
By Syed Raza Hassan and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Shehbaz Sharif, the person most likely to be Pakistan's...
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YouTube blocks Russian parliament channel, drawing ire from officials
(Reuters) -YouTube has blocked Duma TV which broadcasts from Russia's lower house of parliament, drawing an angry response from officials...
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Sri Lanka doubles interest rates to tame inflation; stabilise economy
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Devjyot Ghoshal COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka's central bank doubled its key interest rates on Friday, raising...
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Sharif, frontrunner as next Pakistani PM, seen as ‘can-do’ administrator
By Syed Raza Hassan and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Shehbaz Sharif, the person most likely to be Pakistan's...
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Analysis-Italy’s politics, public opinion, could weaken West’s anti-Putin front
By Angelo Amante and Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) - Divisions between Italy's political parties and ambivalence among its public over...
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In stunning reversal, protests leave Sri Lanka’s ruling dynasty teetering
By Devjyot Ghoshal and Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) - In 2020, Mahinda Rajapaksa won elections to become Sri Lanka's prime...
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Kremlin says no conscripts being sent to Ukraine
(Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Friday that Moscow was not sending conscripts to Ukraine, a day after President Vladimir...
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Sri Lanka imposes curfew after protests over economic crisis turn violent
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Dinuka Liyanawatte COLOMBO (Reuters) -Police imposed an overnight curfew in several parts of Sri Lanka's main...
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Sri Lanka suffers long power cuts as currency shortage makes fuel scarce
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankans faced 10-hour power cuts on Wednesday and warnings of longer blackouts on...
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Exclusive-Crisis-hit Sri Lanka in talks with India for another $1.5 billion credit line
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka has sought an additional credit line of $1.5 billion from India to...
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Taiwan sees Ukraine war helping Chinese yuan’s internationalisation
TAIPEI (Reuters) - The war in Ukraine and Russia's effective exclusion from the global currency system could be an opportunity...
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