Bloomberg Egypt’s central bank has extended two debt relief initiatives for another 6 months which were launched earlier to help companies and tourism firms struggling as a result of the coronavirus’ impact on the economy. In a statement, the regulator said the move affects companies with bank debt of less than 10 million Egyptian pounds and tourism firms with debts ...

Bloomberg The Indonesian rupiah may be on the cusp of a rally. Its rebound from the worst-performing Asian currency to second best in the final three months of 2020 signals potential for further gains. The removal of US election risk and supportive coronavirus vaccine developments aided the rupiah’s rise to near resistance at 13,873, its June 8 high, before it ...

Bloomberg China’s state-owned telecommunications companies declined in Hong Kong after the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) said it’s delisting them to comply with a US executive order that sanctioned companies identified as affiliated with the Chinese military. Shares of China Mobile Ltd., the largest of the three, falls as much as 4.5% on Monday to their lowest level since 2006, ...