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Indonesia will set aside between 27 trillion rupiah and 30 trillion rupiah (1.88-2 billion USD) next year for the development of the country's new capital city, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has agreed to allocate 14.1 trillion rupiah (over 985 million USD) for four new schemes within the framework of the 2022 National Economic Recovery Programme.

Cambodia’s government has considered allocating 500-600 million USD to banks and microfinance institutions, according to Prime Minister Hun Sen.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to provide 1 trillion VND (44 million USD) for localities affected by typhoon Damrey that hit south central provinces early this month.

The government will allocate rice to citizens in the central region hit by typhoon Doksuri. This is part of efforts to ease the consequences of the biggest storm to hit Vietnam in years.

The Central Highlands province of Dak Lak was allocated 500 tonnes of Government rice to support ethnic groups in drought-prone areas on April 13.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has asked cities and provinces nationwide to allocate funds for the early implementation of a national programme to control foot and mouth disease.