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Foreign Affairs Minister M.U.M. Ali Sabry is scheduled to make an official visit to India from 02-04 March 2023 to attend the eighth edition of the Raisina Dialogue, India's premier conference on geopolitics and geo-economics which will be held in New Delhi.
[…]The post Selling Our Troubles In Bankrupt Times – Sri Lanka’s Anarchism appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Love Him Or Hate Him: Only Ranil Wickremesinghe Has The Depth Of Mind To Focus On Future Directi... (Category: Breaking News)
- The Dog’s Case of Professor Ashu & Hirunika’s Indiscretion (Category: Breaking News)
- Strikes & Protests: Everything, Everywhere, All At Once To Block The IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- Taxing Times (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka Economy appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Evil Is Not Mere Money Printing, But Unbridled Government Expenditure (Category: Breaking News)
- The Role Of National Defence In A Crisis-Ridden Economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Bankrupt Sri Lanka Celebrated Independence, But Now It Is Back To Hard Economic Realities (Category: Breaking News)
- Citizens Should Be Aware Of The Burden Of Total Government Expenditure (Category: Breaking News)
Veteran banker, Faizal Salieh, has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC). He has been appointed to the post with effect from 20 February 2023. Salieh served as the Chief of Corporate and Merchant Banking at ANZGrindlays Bank; COO of NDB; Executive Director/CEO of NDB Housing […]
- World Bank calls for quick restructuring of Sri Lanka’s debt (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka seeks support to expedite response from IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- UNP suspends 1,137 local council members (Category: Breaking News)
- G20 backs swift resolution to Sri Lanka’s debt situation (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Child’s Guide To Bitcoinisation Of Sri Lanka Economy appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Central Bank Rejected U.S. Billionaire’s Bitcoin Pitch (Category: Breaking News)
- Embracing the Cryptocurrency Wave, Sri Lanka Ventures into Bitcoin and Blockchain Technology (Category: Breaking News)
- A Child’s Guide To Currency Boards: Why Did Ceylon Give Up The Currency Board, While Singapore D... (Category: Breaking News)
- A Child’s Guide To Currency Board Systems: Has The Monetary Board Failed The Nation? (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post A Painted Ship In A Painted Ocean appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Being Meticulously Scrupulous! (Category: Breaking News)
- The Past Is Never Dead (Category: Breaking News)
- The Past Is Never Dead (Category: Breaking News)
- The Past Is Never Dead (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Qualified Candidates Essential For System Change appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- The National People’s Power (NPP) (Category: Breaking News)
- The Three Crossroads – Part II (Category: Breaking News)
- Restoring Parliamentary Government (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe ceremonially declared open the fourth session of the ninth Parliament and delivered the Government Policy Statement today (February 08).The post Sri Lanka President delivers Government’s policy statement in Parliament appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Prez vows to reform loss-making state enterprises, implement new tax regime (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil tells Parliament he will continue with unpopular decisions (Category: Breaking News)
- President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Policy Statement – Full Text (Category: Breaking News)
- An Exit Strategy From The Crisis: Agenda For Shared Revival Of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Policy Statement – Full Text appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Prez vows to reform loss-making state enterprises, implement new tax regime (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President delivers Government’s policy statement in Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil tells Parliament he will continue with unpopular decisions (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President says Let 2048 be the year of development for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament today that he will continue with his unpopular decisions. Making his throne speech, Wickremesinghe said that he is not here to be popular. He said that the unpopular decisions he takes will have positive results in the years to come. The President said that Sri Lanka expects to recover from […]
- Sri Lanka President delivers Government’s policy statement in Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Policy Statement – Full Text (Category: Breaking News)
- Prez vows to reform loss-making state enterprises, implement new tax regime (Category: Breaking News)
- President seeks opposition support to implement IMF deal (Category: Breaking News)
Pakistan is gripped by a major economic crisis, with the rupee plummeting, inflation soaring and energy in short supply as IMF officials visit to discuss a vital cash injection.The post ‘We’ll end up like Sri Lanka’: Pakistan stares at economic collapse as IMF visits appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Sri Lanka needs laser-like focus on IMF programme implementation: Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF eyes creditor assurances as it prepares Sri Lanka visit (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka, Russia continue talks on loan for Russian oil products (Category: Breaking News)
- Jaishankar conveys India’s commitment to increase investment flows to Sri Lanka to hasten econom... (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Is The World, Hopelessly Divided Over Ukraine, Coming Together For Sri Lanka? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The World After Mikhail Gorbachev & Sri Lanka After JR Jayewardene (Category: Breaking News)
- Where Are We Heading In 2023? (Category: Breaking News)
- Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping & Joe Biden (Category: Breaking News)
- India Is Over The Moon, Ranil Wants Sri Lankan Children Taught Hindi & Chinese (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka is confident of reaching a deal with all its international creditors and securing financial support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe said that the public have placed their trust on support from the IMF as it would create a foundation in finding solutions for the economic crisis […]
- Japan looks at investment opportunities in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Royal – Thomian, Sydney 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- Young woman fond dead near Race Course Ground (Category: Breaking News)
- Duty-free shops at BIA relocated (Category: Breaking News)
Economics primarily drive politics and this principle applies to Sri Lanka’s relations with almost the entirety of the world’s regions. The fact that economic interdependence is compelling this country to break new ground in its ties with the Middle East bears this out fully. Over the decades, Sri
- Teheran expects enhancement of bilateral ties in all fields (Category: Breaking News)
- Oman-Sri Lanka Relations As Seen By Diplomat O.L. Ameer Ajwad (Category: Breaking News)
- Iran, Sri Lanka stress enhancing banking, trade ties (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post A Child’s Guide To Demand Of 182 Academics For Cancelling Sri Lanka’s Foreign Debt appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- A Child’s Guide To Fiscal Literacy: Low Literacy At All Levels Is The Curse (Category: Breaking News)
- A Child’s Guide To Fiscal Literacy: Low Literacy At All Levels Is The Curse (Category: Breaking News)
- A Child’s Guide To Fiscal Literacy: Low Literacy At All Levels Is The Curse (Category: Breaking News)
- A Child’s Guide To Fiscal Literacy: Low Literacy At All Levels Is The Curse (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post 182 Experts Call For Debt Cancellation But Private Investors Play Hardball appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Amherst man accused of threatening 6 members of Congress for failing to support President Trump (Category: USA, New Hampshire)
- Amherst man accused of threatening 6 members of Congress for failing to support President Trump (Category: USA, New Hampshire)
- Amherst man accused of threatening 6 members of Congress for failing to support President Trump (Category: USA, New Hampshire)
- Amherst man accused of threatening 6 members of Congress for failing to support President Trump (Category: USA, New Hampshire)
[…]The post Economics Of Poverty & Poverty Of Politics appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- IMF Economics & 13A Politics: Recipe For Unrest (Category: Breaking News)
- Celebrating Independence Or Inaugurating Dependence? (Category: Breaking News)
- Why The Shock Over IMF’s Diagnostic Report? (Category: Breaking News)
- Diaspora Tamils & 13A (Category: Breaking News)
Having lost out to China considerably in its efforts to expand its influence in the global South and the ASEAN region, the West is giving every indication of making-up for lost time. While the US is in a stepped-up drive to cultivate the African continent, the EU is intensifying efforts to strengthen its economic ties […]
- EU pledges $10bn investment in Southeast Asia during ASEAN summit (Category: Breaking News)
- Troubled EU eyes ASEAN boost (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka to bag yet another ASEAN MoU (Category: Business)
- Japan, wary of China, boosts ties with ASEAN (Category: Business)
India’s much-awaited Digital Rupee currency (e-Rupee) was launched in the country a few days back. Its wholesale segment commenced from November 1, 2022, and Retail on December 1, 2022. In one way it is a very important historical event and in another, it is a minor one. Minor thing is that the digital transaction of […]
- Sri Lanka arrest 3 more locals over cryptocurrency fraud – police (Category: Breaking News)
- Public awareness needs to be raised of virtual currencies in Sri Lanka – CBSL (Category: Breaking News)
- CBSL reminds public of significant risks in using and investing in cryptocurrencies (Category: Breaking News)
- CBSL warns public with regard to risks associated with cryptocurrencies (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Retold South Korea Success Story: How Should Sri Lanka Emulate It? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Colombo University Business Economic Summit 2024: Keynote Address (Category: Breaking News)
- A Child’s Guide To Prema-Chandra Athukorala Chinthana On Import Substitution (Category: Breaking News)
- Good Governance & Economic Development – Part III (Category: Breaking News)
- Target 2048 – Complex Economy System (Category: Breaking News)
by Rajan Philips President Wickremesinghe has a charming or annoying way, depending on who is listening, of switching between flippancy and seriousness no matter what the occasion is. Addressing the Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2022, an annual event organized by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, with ‘Resetting from turmoil to opportunity’ as this year’s theme, […]
- The Next 25 Years: From Where Will The Economy Takeoff & Where Will It Land? (Category: Breaking News)
- RW says great power rivalries and geopolitics emerging threat to Third World (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka awaiting assurances from India, China, says Central Bank Governor (Category: Breaking News)
- China leaves crisis-ridden Sri Lanka in the lurch to fend for itself (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Next 25 Years: From Where Will The Economy Takeoff & Where Will It Land? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The next 25 years: How will the economy takeoff and how will it land? (Category: Breaking News)
- New Year Questions & Dilemmas (Category: Breaking News)
- India Is Over The Moon, Ranil Wants Sri Lankan Children Taught Hindi & Chinese (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil’s Debt Driven Growth Strategy (Category: Breaking News)
BY DR. Asoka Bandarage On September 1, 2022, debt-trapped Sri Lanka reached a preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a 48-month Extended Fund Facility of $2.9 billion, which hardly covers the country’s outstanding debt, nor its immediate survival needs. Nevertheless, IMF structural adjustment requires the country to meet its familiar debt restructuring […]
- Experimenting with State-Owned Enterprises (Category: Breaking News)
- Surpassing neoliberal fictions towards mission-oriented state (Category: Breaking News)
- Godahewa sounds alarm over attempts to privatise profitable Insurance Corporation (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt to conclude most SOE sales by August; Srilankan by Sept (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Budget 2023: A Depth Or Dearth appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Domestic Debt Restructuring: Another Time Bomb Clicking Down? (Category: Breaking News)
- Tax! Tax!! Tax!!! (Category: Breaking News)
- Budget 24: High Aspirations Amidst Mounting Challenges But Options Are Limited (Category: Breaking News)
- The Role Of National Defence In A Crisis-Ridden Economy (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post From Crisis Prime Minister To Put Down President appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Ranil-Rajapaksa Dilemmas: Push Back On Basil Or Risk Leaving Like Gota (Category: Breaking News)
- Neither North Nor South, Ranil At Home With The Global Right (Category: Breaking News)
- Aragalaya In Israel, IMF In Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Post-Budget Politics & Presidential Options (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post RW’s Oracle For Peace, Stability & Growth appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- RW Summons Youth For Economic Marathon (Category: Breaking News)
- Systemic Drain (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil’s One Policy Framework, Debt & The System (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil’s Perilous Authoritarian Alternative (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Who Has Printed The Biggest Quantity Of Money? Lakshman, Cabraal Or Nandalal? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- A Child’s Guide To Currency Board Systems: The Performance Of Ceylon’s Currency Board (Category: Breaking News)
- A Child’s Guide To Currency Board Systems: Has The Monetary Board Failed The Nation? (Category: Breaking News)
- Four Popular Fallacies Relating To Central Banking (Category: Breaking News)
- Central Bank Independence: Issue To The Fore Again, But Will The Government Have Foresight To Do... (Category: Breaking News)
by Rajan Philips Ranil Wickremesinghe is the third President to sequester the finance portfolio instead of assigning it as an exclusive portfolio to a cabinet minister, but he is the first, perhaps after Ronnie de Mel, to prepare and author most or the entirety of the budget speech. He is also the first leader of […]
- Ranil likely to go for presidential poll first – sources (Category: Breaking News)
- Over 70% salary hike for CBSL employees: Gevindu demands explanation from FM (Category: Breaking News)
- SJB will support NCM against Ranil (Category: Breaking News)
- PTA unconstitutional, says TNA (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Need To Restrain The Power Of Shadow Finance appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- End Casino Capitalism: Sri Lanka To Join The Global Minimum Tax Agreement (Category: Breaking News)
- Failed Economy: Bribery & Corruption To Maintain Power (Category: Breaking News)
- The Police & Aragalaya Activists In A Time Of Social Upheaval (Category: Breaking News)
- Debterioration Of Nations Social Security & Protection (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post RW’s Rocky Road To Export Driven Valhalla appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Warning Signal To RW’s Transformation Agenda (Category: Breaking News)
- RW’s Political Rating & Fitch’s Credit Rating (Category: Breaking News)
- RW’s Budget Of Hopes & Politics (Category: Breaking News)
- RW’s Oracle For Peace, Stability & Growth (Category: Breaking News)
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