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[…]The post National Council’s Economic Stabilisation Report Is A Welcome Sign appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Domestic Debt Restructuring: Another Time Bomb Clicking Down? (Category: Breaking News)
- The Apologetic Custodian Of The EPF Is Also A Victim (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To Debt Restructuring: Not A Cakewalk But A Task Entailing Hard Work (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil’s Biggest Woe: What To Do When Fiscal & Monetary Policies Have Failed & Are Still Falling? (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe stated that the measures to strengthen the economy under a five-year plan are envisaged in the budget proposal for 2023 which has the potential to bring about a transformative economic change within the period between 2023 and 2027.The post Initial steps taken through budget to strengthen economy under five-year plan – President appeared first on Sri...
- Initial steps taken through budget to strengthen economy under five-year plan- President (Category: Breaking News)
- President says initial steps were taken through the budget to strengthen the economy under a fiv... (Category: Breaking News)
- President says initial steps were taken through the budget to strengthen the economy under a fiv... (Category: Breaking News)
- 2023 Budget aimed at long-term, stable economic growth to be presented to Parliament tomorrow (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Budget 2023 Will Be The Acid Test Of RW’s Magic Wand appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Domestic Debt Restructuring: Another Time Bomb Clicking Down? (Category: Breaking News)
- Foreign Debt Restructuring: Too Late & Too Short To Get Out Of The Debt Trap (Category: Breaking News)
- Can Sri Lanka Drive Itself From Bankruptcy To Prosperity In 2023? (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To Ranilnomics: Proposed Debt Restructuring Will Pose More Issues Than Answers (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Child’s Guide To Ranilnomics: Don’t Ignore The Message Delivered By IPS SOE22 appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Child’s Guide To How Ranilnomics Should Be Designed & Implemented (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To Ranilnomics: Buddha’s Prescriptions On Governance (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To Ranilnomics: Need Is Going For IMF Plus (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To Ranilnomics: Actual Tax Payment Is Not What One Pays Today (Category: Breaking News)
By SHIHAR ANEEZ Leaving his family and relatives was the hardest decision for Suren. But he had no other option.He never wanted to go abroad for work. An accountant by profession, Suren even had the opportunity to be promoted for a higher post at the private firm he was working at in Colombo. But he was […]
- Half of Lankan families reducing children’s food intake as country slips further into hunger cri... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankans migrate, work over time, eat less to beat inflation (Category: Breaking News)
- Above 18 voters should open tax files – State Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- National committee to set up to fight campus ragging (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka's National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) rose to a new high of 73.7% in September from a year earlier, quickening from 70.2% in August, the statistics department said.The post Sri Lanka consumer inflation hits record 73.7% in September appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- CCPI based inflation drops to 66% in October (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s inflation slows down to 70.6% in October 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Inflation may turn a corner this month as prices appear to have peaked (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s national consumer price inflation eases to 65% in November (Category: Breaking News)
Leaving his family and relatives was the hardest decision for Suren. But he had no other option.The post Sri Lankans migrate, work over time, eat less to beat inflation appeared first on EconomyNext.
- Lankans migrate, work over time, and eat less to beat inflation (Category: Breaking News)
- Half of Lankan families reducing children’s food intake as country slips further into hunger cri... (Category: Breaking News)
- Female applicants for the vacant executioner position in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- "Operation Colombo" plan of Rajapaksa has political and economic components (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka approved legislation on Tuesday to let companies from oil-producing nations import and sell fuel as it attempts to cope with a steep oil bill that deepened its worst financial crisis in decades.The post Sri Lanka approves law to liberalize petroleum imports appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Price of 92 Octane Petrol increased in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Fuel consumption in Sri Lanka drops 50% in December (Category: Breaking News)
- First two Sinopec fuel shipments to arrive in Sri Lanka in August (Category: Breaking News)
- National Fuel Pass to be introduced today in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Children in Sri Lanka forced to leave school due to economic crisis
- UNICEF: Lanka has second-highest in child malnutrition in South Asia (Category: Breaking News)
- Kaviratne reveals ignominious ratings of the country (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s children paying the steepest price in the current crisis – UNICEF Regional Director ... (Category: Breaking News)
- UN notes increase in abuse and violence against children in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Trincomalee District Strategic Development Plan is not targeting elections, but a project that has been initiated to benefit future generations, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe said.The post Trincomalee District Strategic Development Plan not targeting elections, but a project to benefit future generations – President appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri L...
- Sri Lanka to work with India to make Trincomalee an energy hub (Category: Breaking News)
- Trincomalee District Strategic Development Plan not targeting elections, but a project to benefi... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President reveals strategic roadmap to transform ‘Arugam Bay’ into a high-income touri... (Category: Breaking News)
- Cultivate on all arable agricultural lands – President (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka is to work with India to make Trincomalee an energy hub, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said. President Wickremesinghe said that the Trincomalee District Strategic Development Plan is not targeting elections, but a project that has been initiated to benefit future generations. He said that Sri Lanka values India’s assistance in implementing the Trincomalee District […]
- Trincomalee District Strategic Development Plan not targeting elections, but a project to benefi... (Category: Breaking News)
- Government to push ahead with plan for Trincomalee Port (Category: Breaking News)
- Infrastructure, energy and debt on agenda as Sri Lanka president arrives in India (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to focus on energy, port projects with India during presidential visit (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka will remain a middle-income country but request the World Bank to grant it some loans generally offered to poorer nations, the president's office said on Tuesday, clarifying a cabinet spokesperson's earlier comments on the matter.The post Sri Lanka to keep ‘middle-income’ status but seek concessional loans appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka -...
- Sri Lanka has asked to be de-gradudated to get IDA loans from World Bank (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan President proposes ADB to establish International University on Climate Change in Sri... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan President explains Government’s tax policy while revealing the cause of inflation (Category: Breaking News)
- Proposal for Sri Lanka to downgrade itself to low-income country (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Need To Address Root Causes To Get Out Of Geneva Spotlight appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Government Needs To Commit To More Than Commissions (Category: Breaking News)
- Government Needs To Commit To More Than Commissions (Category: Breaking News)
- Government Needs To Commit To More Than Commissions (Category: Breaking News)
- Government Needs To Commit To More Than Commissions (Category: Breaking News)
Opens phama laboratory
- National Evaluation Policy finally set in motion (Category: Breaking News)
- National Tourism Policy gets green light (Category: Breaking News)
- National Policy on Drinking Water and National Policy on Water Security to be implemented (Category: Breaking News)
- National Tariff Policy to be implemented in three phases from January 2025 (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe noted that the country needs a national policy that does not change with every government that comes to power and invited everyone to commit to building the country on one national policy without party differences.The post Sri Lanka needs a National Policy – President appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News...
- President says foreign exchange not sufficient to meet Sri Lanka’s needs (Category: Breaking News)
- Let’s solve economic issues by working within one policy framework – President (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President stresses need for new foreign policies (Category: Breaking News)
- 2023 Budget aimed at long-term, stable economic growth to be presented to Parliament tomorrow (Category: Breaking News)
Are monopoly rents being charged
Sri Lankans have lost access to most medicine and medical supplies, setting them on course for a humanitarian disaster, Direct Relief reported. Unlike Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the recent hurricane batterings of Puerto Rico and Florida, Sri Lanka’s crisis grew slowly and has garnered few international headlines. But Sri Lankans are suffering amid the […]
- Americares donates more than $773,000 USD worth of medical supplies to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- US donates medical equipment to Sri Lanka-wide hospitals (Category: Breaking News)
- US based charity sends essential medications to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka seeks bridge financing from Singapore (Category: Breaking News)
CPC trade unions oppose the move citing that the government is privatizing the state-run firm
- Sri Lanka to table bill that will allow competitors to import petroleum products (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka plans to allow more fuel distributors (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka parliament nods to liberalize petroleum sector amid protests (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka cabinet clears plan allow new foreign fuel distributors (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka's central bank is likely to maintain interest rates on Thursday in an effort to get a grip on inflation which has remained stubbornly high despite a sharp contraction in the crisis-hit economy.The post Sri Lanka Central Bank to hold rates as inflation worries persist appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Sri Lanka to hold rates as inflation slows slightly, focus on IMF bailout (Category: Breaking News)
- Central Bank of Sri Lanka threatens administrative measures over high market interest rates (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Central Bank holds policy interest rates at current levels (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Central Bank to hold rates as inflation stays high (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Human Rights Compliant Recovery Measures Critical To Stop Spiraling Hunger & Poverty In Sri Lanka: Amnesty International appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Human rights compliant recovery measures critical to stop spiraling hunger, poverty in Sri Lanka... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka urged to ensure adequate nutrition for all pregnant, breastfeeding women (Category: Breaking News)
- AI: Lanka at brink of humanitarian crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- Crisis Deepens Without Rescue Plan (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Paris Club, Dollar Debt Colonialism & Asia’s New “Donors”: Reforming The International Aid Architecture? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Debt Restructuring As Rocket Science: The IMF, Green, Blue & Pink-Washing BlackRock? (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Make The Economy Scream’: Whither The Asian 21st Century? (Category: Breaking News)
- Gota Back In The USA & A Chilling Killing: Welcome To 2023 A (Virtual) Realty In A Post-Truth Wo... (Category: Breaking News)
- Alternatives To The IMF & The Future Of The Welfare State: Beyond The Blame Game Between Superpo... (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Child’s Guide To Ranilnomics: Need Is Going For IMF Plus appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Child’s Guide To Ranilnomics: Actual Tax Payment Is Not What One Pays Today (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To How Ranilnomics Should Be Designed & Implemented (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To Ranilnomics: Don’t Ignore The Message Delivered By IPS SOE22 (Category: Breaking News)
- The Magic 2048: What Is To Be Done To Make Ranilnomics A Reality? (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka is struggling to secure dollar earnings and that has threatened its fuel, gas imports.
- Pension Plan (Category: Business)
- State Control (Category: Business)
- Circular issued for state sector workers on taking no-pay leave for foreign jobs (Category: Breaking News)
- When Will Sri Lankan Children Be Prioritized In This Crisis? (Category: Breaking News)
The United States (US) wants to ensure the people of Sri Lanka recover from current crisis and thrive. The United States Permanent Representative to the UN Agencies in Rome, Ambassador Cindy McCain concluded a two-day official visit to the North Western and Central Provinces of Sri Lanka today. Accompanied by the United States Ambassador to […]
- Food insecurity in Sri Lanka likely to worsen (Category: Breaking News)
- US assures commitment to work with Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- US envoy to UN Agencies in Rome Cindy McCain to visit Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Cindy McCain holds productive talks with President (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka is facing shortage of medical practitioners as many have opted to migrate amid economic crisis
- Over 400 respond (Category: Breaking News)
- IPO To Raise Rs. 400 mn (Category: Breaking News)
- IFC to provide $400 million to banks in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Rajitha says families suffering from food insecurity has jumped by 400% (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka is facing shortage of drug as it is unable to import amid forex shortage
A meeting was held with the minister and other stakeholders on September 06
- FAO to provide Urea, cash for crisis-hit Sri Lankan small-hold farmers (Category: Breaking News)
- World Bank to grant $110 mln loan to crisis-hit Sri Lanka for fertilizer import – Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka must rebuild agriculture sector immediately to prevent food shortages: PM (Category: Breaking News)
- European Union donates 3,820 tonnes of urea fertilizer to Sri Lanka’s paddy farmers (Category: Breaking News)
Consumer inflation in Sri Lanka accelerated to 70.2% in August,the statistics department said on Wednesday, as the island nation reels under its worst economic crisis in decades.The post Sri Lanka inflation rate surges to 70.2% in August appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Sri Lanka consumer inflation hits record 73.7% in September (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s key inflation rate surges to record, keeps central bank pressured (Category: Breaking News)
- NCPI based headline inflation recorded at 70.2% on year-on-year basis in August 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President’s robust economic development program leads to 62.1% drop in inflation – Min... (Category: Breaking News)
BY Consultant Family Physician, Dr. S. Kumaran, and Viduni Basnayake This article describes the experiences of a novel, evidence-based approach that involves patients, and their family members, in delivering health care, providing medical education, and conducting research, at a primary care institution, called a Family Health Care Centre. The Northern Province, in Sri Lanka, is […]
- UNFPA appeals for $9 million to meet urgent needs in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Understanding Poverty: A complex, multidimensional challenge (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka decides to continue to actively participate in China’s BRI (Category: Breaking News)
- Global Cricket Club Junior Championship kicks off (Category: Breaking News)
Wickremesinghe also met King Charles III on Sunday September 18.
- Sri Lanka president meets Commonwealth secretary general in London (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka president confident of strengthened ties with UK under new PM Rishi Sunak (Category: Breaking News)
- President urges SL diaspora in the UK to invest in their motherland (Category: Breaking News)
- President returns after London visit (Category: Breaking News)
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