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The risks from China’s debt pile are mounting as the country grapples with an economic slowdown and property crisis, a leading credit ratings agency has said. Moody’s issued the warning as it cut its outlook on the government’s debt to negative, from stable.The firm is the latest to raise concern about problems facing the world’s […]
Sri Lanka will get about $600 million, on a staggered basis, from the Asian Development Bank after the International Monetary Fund releases the second tranche of a $2.9 billion bailout for the crisis-hit country, an official said on Tuesday.
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A US-funded port project in Sri Lanka that is partly owned by a private group close to India’s ruling party could signal a new form of partnership to counter growing Chinese influence in the Indo-Pacific region.The post A China rivalry twist emerges in Sri Lanka’s new US-funded, Indian-built port appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is set to take up for consideration the first review of the 48-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) Arrangement for Sri Lanka on December 12.
OPEC+ producers have agreed to voluntary oil output cuts for the first quarter next year in an attempt to boost the market, but crude prices fell after the move. Saudi Arabia, Russia and other members of OPEC+, who pump more than 40 percent of the world’s oil, met online on Thursday and issued a statement […]
The United States has welcomed the in-principle agreement reached between Sri Lanka and the Official Creditor Committee (OCC) on specific financing terms to restructure the island nation s debt in line with the parameters set in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) program.
Sri Lanka's in-principle pact with creditor nations to restructure its debt prepares the way for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to consider clearing the first review of a bailout next month, the global lender said on Thursday.The post IMF says Sri Lanka debt deal could help board
Sri Lanka s in-principle pact with creditor nations to restructure its debt prepares the way for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to consider clearing the first review of a bailout next month, the global lender said on Thursday.
Official creditors and Sri Lanka have agreed, in principle, on restructuring the country’s debt. The Paris Club said that following the launch event in April 2023, 17 countries formally formed, on May 9, an Official Creditor Committee (OCC) co-chaired by India, Japan and France (as chair of the Paris Club) to respond to the Sri […]
A group of Sri Lanka's creditor nations are likely to reach an agreement on debt relief and an extension of repayment deadlines for the South Asian nation, Japan's Jiji News reported on Wednesday, without naming a source or giving any details.The post Creditor nations likely to agree on Sri Lanka debt restructuring – report appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top S...
The Lawyers’ Collective (LC) has strongly condemned what it calls President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s attempt to intimidate the Constitutional Council of Sri Lanka.LC has said in a media statement: “The Lawyers’ Collective strongly condemns the recent attempt by President Wickremesinghe to intimidate the Constitutional Council of Sri Lanka. In an authoritarian move, on 23 November 2023, […...
Sri Lanka’s rights abuses flout EU trade benefits requirements By Claudio Francavilla (from Human Rights Watch website) Sri Lanka’s economy has contracted every year since 2019, but exports to the European Union have increased, providing vital income in desperate economic times. This has largely been due to the EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+), which […]
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Sri Lanka has fallen well short of its obligations linked to the EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+), Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.Sri Lanka’s economy has contracted every year since 2019, but exports to the European Union have increased, providing vital income in desperate economic times. This has largely been due to the EU’s […]
Sri Lanka’s central bank signaled it will pause after cutting interest rates for a fourth time this year as the economy gradually recovers from its unprecedented crisis and inflation bottoms out.The post Sri Lanka signals pause after four rate cuts as IMF loan awaited appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe has revealed that the second tranche of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) offered by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected to be received in December.
China has been requested to share copies of a letter issued to Sri Lanka on debt restructuring, with other creditors, including the International Monetary Fund (IMF). President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that China had given him a confidential letter on restructuring Sri Lanka’s debt
has said. Even the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had not factored in state expenditures when the latest bailout […]
The agreement reached between Sri Lanka and the Export-Import Bank of China (Exim Bank) is a positive step forward in the island nation s debt restructuring process, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says.
Rs. 10 billion allocated for potential future elections in Sri Lanka, State Minister for Plantations, Enterprise Reforms and Finance, Ranjith Siyambalapitiya announced.The post Sri Lanka allocated Rs. 10 billion for potential future elections appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
Sri Lanka's consumer price inflation rose to 1% in October year-on-year from 0.8% in September, the statistics department said on Tuesday.The post Sri Lankan inflation rises to 1% in October appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
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Sri Lanka, which expects a loan of USD 300 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has imported some commonly grown food such as taro roots (Kiri Ala), garlic, potatoes, tomato, papaw, water melon, long beans, pineapple etc. at a cost of USD 295 million last year, SLPP MP Madura
Sri Lanka Government's revenue in the first eight months saw a robust 43.5 percent increase.The post Sri Lanka Government revenue surges by 43.5%, yet expanding budget deficit spurs VAT hike appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
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Sri Lanka expects to receive the second installment of the loan provided under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in December, 2023.The post Sri Lanka expects second tranche of IMF loan in December appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News
The Minister of Ports, Shipping, and Civil Aviation, Nimal Siripala de Silva, says the disbursement of the second installment of the loan provided under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected to be received in December.
Sri Lanka will call for expressions of interest (EOI) in setting up nuclear power plants, its energy minister said on Friday, as it seeks cheap electricity to support its economic recovery.The post Sri Lanka seeks investors for nuclear power plants appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
By Shamindra Ferdinando One-rime Secretary of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry to Investigate and Inquire into Serious Acts of Fraud, Corruption and Abuse of Power, State Resources and Privileges (PRECIFAC) Lacille de Silva yesterday (17) said that leaders of political parties represented in Parliament should set up a committee to study the landmark Supreme Court […]