COVID-19: MEASURES INTRODUCED IN ASIAN COUNTRIES

Author: Yothin Intaraprasong, Rashmi Grover, Claire Chong, Ngoc Hoang, Annia Hsu, Patricia O. Ko, Ichsan Montang, Poonyisa Sornchangwat

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Publisher: Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu

Journal / Book: NO&T Asia Legal Review Extra Edition (May, 2020)

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Introduction
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak globally, the governments of several Asian countries and key regulators in these jurisdictions have introduced initiatives and measures to keep companies afloat and reduce their compliance burden. These measures range from stimulus packages to temporary protection from winding up of companies and extension of time to lodge statutory documents. This article focuses on the initiatives introduced by the Governments of India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The information contained herein is correct as of 10 May 2020.

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