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by Dr. Sumedha S. Amarasekara Sanja De Silva Jayatilleka’s (SDJ) article, ‘Why Ranil Wickremasinghe cannot be my President in The Island 18.07.2022, discusses elegantly the constitutional issues and the fact that ‘sovereignty is in the people and is unalienable’. SDJ goes on to exemplify why RW cannot be PM as well. The editorial of the […]
Market hopes an all-party government under new president could ease political crisis.
The turmoil in Sri Lanka is the latest warning to Chinese investors about political risk in emerging markets, analysts have warned. Chinese companies operating overseas need to prepare crisis management plans in case of social unrest and political turmoil in these developing countries, according to Chris Torrens, a partner at the consultancy Control Risks. “Sri Lanka is […]
Some confidence returns to the market after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigned.
Sri Lanka’s Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe today (July 18) stated that the absence of a proper Easter Sunday investigation has meant that this issue has still not been fully resolved and he is requesting the assistance of the UK Government and their intelligence services.The post Easter Attacks: Sri Lanka to seek assistance of UK Government & intelligence over Easter Sunday attacks ...
Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe has warned of elements attempting to disrupt the peace. Issuing a special statement, Wickremesinghe said that these elements would be prohibited from disrupting the country’s progress. Wickremesinghe further stated that the peaceful protesters who had legitimate concerns would be engaged with by the Government and solutions would be found for them. […]
The Narendra Modi government has called for an all-party meeting on Tuesday evening to discuss the crucial issue of the Sri Lanka crisis.The post Indian government calls an all-party meet on Sri Lanka crisis appeared first on ONLANKA News - Sri Lanka News - Latest News Sri Lanka - Breaking News from Sri Lanka.
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Market has been on the decline due to rising interest rates, political crisis
UN Secretary General António Guterres today called for dialogue to “ensure a smooth transition of Government and solutions to the country’s deep economic crisis. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has yet to comment publicly on the occupation of his residence, along with that of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, but the Prime Minister’s office reportedly said it had […]
(UNICEF) As Sri Lanka descends further into its worst economic and political crisis in 70 years, it is children who are suffering the most. A foreign currency shortage has left the country struggling to import essential goods, pushing food and fuel prices sky-high. Staples like rice, lentils, milk
Market expects stocks to fall due to rate hike.
Rate hike, fuel shortage, and looming political crisis weighed on investor sentiment
Some analysts said the market was expecting a 300 basis point rate hike on Thursday
New Zealanders have been told to avoid non-essential travel to Sri Lanka due to the impacts of the economic crisis and the potential for civil unrest. An updated travel advisory issued by New Zealand today notes: Sri Lanka’s economic situation has deteriorated significantly in recent months. This has led to shortages of such basic necessities, […]
Sri Lanka is desperate for foreign currency earnings through tourism
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Sri Lankans are still waiting in long queues for days to buy fuel and cooking gas amid power cuts as the crisis deepens.
Talks will continue over the next few days with an IMF delegation already in the island nation, he said.
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The US’ influential Senate Foreign Relations Committee has urged the Quad nations to take a “more proactive role” in addressing Sri Lanka’s political and economic crisis, while praising India’s role in providing humanitarian assistance to the government in the island nation to avoid a meltdown. Quad nations comprises the US, India, Australia and Japan. In […]
By N Sathiya Moorthy At a time when the nation is steeped in the three C’s, of food, fuel and forex crises and not necessarily in that order, comes the UN threat of an impending ‘catastrophic hunger’ in many parts of the world, particularly Africa, whose effects would be felt for a long time, even […]
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Normal and expected levels in the Port of Colombo, despite the economic and political crisis
In our expectations the economy will contract at the highest rate than in any other year in history
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