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For the first time in parliamentary history, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka has issued a dire warning to Parliament and political parties therein over the responsibility on their part to ensure financial stability and discipline. Their failure to do so would trigger public protests again, they were told. There hadn’t been such a public […]
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By Shamindra Ferdinando The Sri Lanka Institute of Directors (SLID) and Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) recently declared corruption as the root cause of Sri Lanka’s current political and economic crisis. The declaration was made in a statement titled, “SLID and TISL launch ‘Business Against Corruption’ Initiative” issued to the media after the two organisations […]
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Sri Lanka's president is set to slash expenditure when he presents an interim budget on Tuesday to see the crisis-ridden country through the rest of the year, amid discussions with the International Monetary Fund on a bailout package.The post Sri Lanka’s president to cut spending in interim budget appeared first on ONLANKA News :. Sri Lanka Breaking News Updates - Latest News in Sri Lanka.
Another round of discussions with the International Monetary Fund, with the aim of finding solutions to the financial crisis facing Sri Lanka, was held last Wednesday (24) at the President’s Office under the patronage of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.President Wickremesinghe joined the meeting via
A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will meet Sri Lanka's president on Wednesday for talks to finalise a bailout package, including restructuring debt of about $29 billion, amid the nation's worst financial crisis in more than seven decades.The post IMF team to holds talks with crisis
Sri Lanka will ask Japan to invite the Indian Ocean island's main creditor nations, including China and India, to talks on bilateral debt restructuring, as it seeks a way out of its worst economic crisis in decades, its president said on Thursday.The post Sri Lanka to ask Japan to open talks on debt restructuring with key lenders appeared first on ONLANKA News :. Sri Lanka Breaking News Updates - ...
Sri Lanka is considering a restructure of local and sovereign debt, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Friday, as the island nation battles its worst financial crisis in its independent history.The post Sri Lanka considering restructure of local and sovereign debt appeared first on ONLANKA News
Sri Lanka will restart bailout talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in August, its new president said on Wednesday, while calling on lawmakers to form an all-party government to resolve a crippling economic crisis.The post Sri Lanka to restart IMF bailout talks, president calls for unity Government appeared first on ONLANKA News :. Sri Lanka Breaking News Updates - Latest News in Sri L...
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Bangladesh has formally requested for a USD 4.5 bn loan from Washington-based multilateral lender International Monetary Fund (IMF) to tackle the ongoing financial crisis in the country, the country’s media reported.Bangladesh has asked for the loan from the IMF in view of rapidly declining foreign
As the Sri Lankan political crisis continues to rage, China has not made any comments and this has made it evident that the ouster of the Rajapaksa family from power is set to have long-term implications for the Chinese, media reports said. In more than half a century for which the Rajapaksas held public offices […]
By Michael Rowand As Sri Lankan protesters stormed the presidential residence in Colombo, the Chinese Embassy released no statements and did not tweet. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs offered no comment until Monday afternoon, well behind others such as India, the European Union, and the United States. The French Embassy even retweeted a tweet […]
Sri Lanka is going through unprecedented economic, political crisis after policy failures
By R. R. M. Lilani Even Lord Venkateshwara at the Tripathi Temple in Tamil Nadu, whom the Rajapaksas and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe visit for years in search of strength, power and protection, had let them down dearly. The Rajapaksas were grounded by President Gotabaya, a non-politician who only took pride in winning the Tamil […]
An efficient mechanism is required to guarantee that disclosures made at parliamentary watchdog committees on the basis of Auditor General’s reports are used to further investigate and prosecute wrongdoers. AG’s reports and observations made by watchdog committees underscore the failure on the part of the Parliament to take effective and punitive measures to curb waste, […]
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By Anjana Pasricha NEW DELHI — In Colombo, Sri Lanka’s capital, a sprawling port city showcased as a financial hub to rival Dubai is being set up on 269 hectares of land dredged from the sea. It is the latest of the huge Chinese-funded infrastructure projects in the island country that include a port and […]
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"There is no way we can go ahead with the current public sector. The ideal size is 500,000."
Views of Milton Friedman, Robert Mundel and how John Greenwood and Alan Walters set up the Hong Kong currency board
in its worst financial crisis in […]
[…]The post Why Should The United States Care About Sri Lanka’s Predicament? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
"China and the United States could work together to help Sri Lanka (to) overcome current difficulties (sp)."
[…]The post Aragalaya: People’s Response To Rajapaksa-Made Crisis appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
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Experts say, “The lack of cooperation by Beijing would complicate the debt recovery journey of Sri Lanka”. The magnitude of the economic crisis that Sri Lanka is facing has reached catastrophic proportions. The whole world is astounded by the rampant mismanagement beyond the comprehension of anybody. Once an economic model of Asia, is now reeling […]
Cabraal has been prevented leaving the country from April 7