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[…]The post The National List & The House Of Duds appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Important But Imperfect: Recommendations On The Draft 21st Amendment To The Constitution Bill (Category: Breaking News)
- Should The People Suffer In The Hands Of The Utterly Corrupt 1+225? (Category: Breaking News)
- Les Enfants Du Paradis – Part III (Category: Breaking News)
- Jugglery alleged in Constitution making process: SJB, Gevindu make strong case against jumbo Cab... (Category: Breaking News)
"China and the United States could work together to help Sri Lanka (to) overcome current difficulties (sp)."
- Sri Lanka, China sign agreements to enhance bilateral cooperation (Category: Breaking News)
- China urges Sri Lanka to release detained fishermen (Category: Breaking News)
- Million dollar scam: 482 Chinese arrested (Category: Breaking News)
- China encourages more tourists - Govt (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka may be compelled to buy more oil from Russia as the island nation hunts desperately for fuel amid an unprecedented economic crisis, the newly appointed Prime Minister said. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said he would first look to other sources, but would be open to buying more crude from Moscow. Western nations largely […]
- Finland Prime Minister ousted, conservatives win tight vote (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka crisis raises alarm about further unrest in APAC region (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan to organize Sri Lanka creditors’ meeting over debt crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka former leftist leader blames IMF for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka is compelled to depend on other countries to manage the impacts of economic crisis.
- Fuel crisis - some recommendations (Category: Breaking News)
- Ailing Economy (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka president urges ‘courage’ on National Day (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Devalues Rupee, Plans Tax Cuts to Support Growth (Category: Breaking News)
Wickremesinghe is on the spotlight for his performance after accepting Prime Minister post unconditionally.
- Samantha Power assures Ranil USAID support (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka won’t face hunger crisis, economic situation will get worse before it gets better: new... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to reach IMF staff level agreement, debt restructuring framework by end July: PM (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka PM writes to opposition leader, invites his party to join new government (Category: Breaking News)
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has warned that the next three weeks will be tough for Sri Lanka. Speaking in Parliament today, the Prime Minister said that the public must use fuel and gas as carefully as possible. He also said that unessential travel should be limited as much as possible. “Therefore, I urge all citizens […]
- PM warns Sri Lanka facing threat of hitting rock bottom (Category: Breaking News)
- An Exit Strategy From The Crisis: Agenda For Shared Revival Of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Government’s objective is to develop Sri Lanka as a thriving nation by 2048 (Category: Breaking News)
- Special Statement Delivered By President Ranil Wickremesinghe: Full Text (Category: Breaking News)
raised revenues under an International Monetary Fund program after 2015, though spending also went up du...
- Sri Lanka key tax changes, top personal tax rate 34-pct, companies 30-pct (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka publishes gazette with income tax changes (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka issues gazette hiking value added tax from June 01 (Category: Breaking News)
- CBSL Governor urges public to become informants to boost tax revenue (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Sri Lanka’s Economic, Political & Human Crisis appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Bleak Future For Sri Lanka : 75 Years After Independence (Category: Breaking News)
- Is President Wickremesinghe Following In The Footsteps Of His Uncle, President Jayewardene, In 1... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka: Typical Propaganda By A Corrupt Nefarious Regime! (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Sixth (Mis)adventure: An Indisputable Reason For The ‘Aragalaya’ To Stay ... (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Elon Musk To Rescue Sri Lanka From IMF Debt Bondage? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Paris Club, Dollar Debt Colonialism & Asia’s New “Donors”: Reforming The International Aid A... (Category: Breaking News)
- Masks Of Democracy & Energy Geopolitics: Is Full Spectrum Dominance The Endgame? (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Make The Economy Scream’: Whither The Asian 21st Century? (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF, Sri Lanka’s Resource Curse & Privatization Of The Central Bank (Category: Breaking News)
The market saw the highest week;y foreign inflows in two months.
- 400 Shops In Colombo To Be Sealed (Category: Breaking News)
- Video: HIRU THANIWELA EP 400 (Category: Video)
- Govt. To Reintegrate Over 400 LTTE Members To Society (Category: Breaking News)
- Video: CoL has increased by 400 percent - Maithri (Category: Video)
[…]The post Can Ranil Succeed In Sri Lanka Game Of Thrones? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Sri Lanka: No Light Yet At The End Of The Tunnel (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil Wickremesinghe In Presidential Avatar (Category: Breaking News)
- President RW’s Priority In 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka’s Quest For Stability (Category: Breaking News)
Possibility of increasing and restructuring the assistance provided by India in the form of credits
- Port Pursuit (Category: Business)
- Bilateral Links (Category: Business)
- Twenty20 (Category: Business)
- Faster Trains (Category: Business)
Investors are waiting for cues from budget proposals, new government's policies to achieve stability
- Sri Lanka stocks fall on concerns over fuel shortage, political instability (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka shares fall on profit taking (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka stocks up after cabinet appointment amid concerns (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka shares gain close to 2-pct in mid-day trade (Category: Breaking News)
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team has concluded a virtual mission to Sri Lanka during which it was noted that Sri Lanka must give an assurance that debt sustainability will be restored. The IMF team led by Peter Breuer and Masahiro Nozaki conducted a virtual mission with the Sri Lankan
- IMF delegation to visit Colombo next week (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF holds talks with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF waiting for Sri Lanka to do the needful (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF seeks stability to resume talks with Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
IMF has advised Sri Lanka top seek debt restructuring as early as in April 2020, officials have told a parliament panel
- China dithers over IMF s Sri Lanka debt plan, leaves Colombo in limbo (Category: Breaking News)
- CBSL governor hopeful Sri Lanka can achieve debt sustainability before IMF dates (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka must present debt restructuring strategy by end of April - IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- SRI LANKA RECEIVES IMF EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVAL FOR THE EXTENDED FUND FACILITY (EFF) ARRANGEMENT (Category: Breaking News)
“What the international community is looking for is long-term policy credibility and sustainability."
- Sri Lanka’s business mogul Dhammika Perera attempts to bring hope after govt failures (Category: Breaking News)
- EXPLAINER – Sri Lanka people’s hopes fade as monetary stability eludes new PM (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF says talks with Sri Lanka make significant policy progress (Category: Breaking News)
- Crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s interim budget aims ambitious revenue, debt cut targets (Category: Breaking News)
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 […]
- China cautions Sri Lanka on IMF deal (Category: Breaking News)
- India slams Chinese envoy in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Is China playing with Sri Lanka’s bid to secure an IMF loan? (Category: Breaking News)
- China assures continued support to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Money printing triggers excess outflows, forcing the currency down and triggering parallel exchange rates
- Sri Lanka official remittances down 33-pct in May (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka central bank deep in debt, dollar shortages at ‘guidance’ rate : Wijewardena (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka central bank busts US$9.8bn since Feb 2020 to suppress rates, for stimulus (Category: Breaking News)
- Remittances through official channels up 78% in March (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Causes Of Economic Crisis In Sri Lanka & Lessons For A New Age appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Inflation – Public Enemy Number One (Category: Breaking News)
- Navigating The Economic Reawakening & Sustainable Growth (Category: Breaking News)
- Raising the bar: The rise of the Sri Lankan economy (Category: Business)
- The Contribution Of The Monetary Policy For Overcoming The Current Economic Crisis Faced In Sri ... (Category: Breaking News)
Prime Minister says the CPC can no longer bear the losses.
- Sri Lanka’s CEB price hike delayed, affecting CPC and monetary policy: CB Governor (Category: Breaking News)
- Power Minister reveals the main reasons for CPC losses (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s CPC in profits from July 2022, forex loans drive Rs600bn loss (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s petroleum sector trade unions to launch protest on Aug 22 against new reforms (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Masks Of Democracy & Energy Geopolitics: Is Full Spectrum Dominance The Endgame? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- A Staged Default & Sovereign Bond Debt Trap? IMF’s Spring Meetings Amid Hybrid Cold War (Category: Breaking News)
- Ripples In The Indian Ocean: Yuan Wang 5 & Easter Sunday 2019 (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF, Sri Lanka’s Resource Curse & Privatization Of The Central Bank (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)
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today warned that the fuel situation in Sri Lanka is expected to get worse over the next few weeks. Issuing a statement today the Prime Minister said that he had talks with the relevant officials and assessed the fuel situation as well as shortcomings in other key areas. He said it […]
- Curfew and emergency law declared (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil takes oaths as Finance Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- PM says Sri Lanka’s foreign reserves are zero (Category: Breaking News)
- 21st Amendment to the Constitution presented to Cabinet (Category: Breaking News)
Lack of parliament majority could drag the new prime minister's economic recovery plans
- Sri Lanka’s main opposition decides to conditionally support to new government (Category: Breaking News)
- Confirmed petrol shipment due on 22nd of July (Category: Breaking News)
- President urges China to change tune on debt (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s new finance minister faces challenge of winning back international confidence (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka has been facing a severe economic crisis since the beginning of 2021 and was trying to cushion the effect of the financial instability by seeking help from almost all friendly countries. Sri Lanka sought the intervention of the good offices of the political hierarchy of Bangladesh and Pakistan, apart from India, for much-needed […]
- China assures will not harm Sri Lanka’s interests (Category: Breaking News)
- China only observer in Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring platform (Category: Breaking News)
- by Arundathie Abeysinghe U.S., Japan, India and Australia ready to intervene to prevent Sri Lank... (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s attitude puzzles Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post Delayed IMF Assistance & The Fertilizer Ban: President Rajapaksa’s “Two Mistakes” That Pauperized Sri Lanka appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Sri Lanka on brink of food crisis after economic meltdown (Category: Breaking News)
- Crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s president requests help from Indian, Chinese, Middle East envoys – PMD (Category: Breaking News)
- What The President Can Do Before He Goes (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Agripreneurs’ Forum recommends 10 proposals to overcome food crisis (Category: Breaking News)
[…] The post Eat Lotus No More appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Parliament Of Monkeys (Category: Breaking News)
- Jeered & Sent Home: Ominous Sign Of An Impending Peril (Category: Breaking News)
- International Day To Combat Racism On Ides Of March (Category: Breaking News)
- Preparing The Ground For Early Elections (Category: Breaking News)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) wants social stability maintained in order to help Sri Lanka to effectively manage the economic issues. The Finance Ministry said that International Financial Institutions (IFIs), including the IMF, have emphasized the importance of maintaining social stability
- IMF decides to support Sri Lanka overcome economic crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- China cautions Sri Lanka on IMF deal (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF seeks stability to resume talks with Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF says technical level discussions with Sri Lanka will continue (Category: Breaking News)
Colombo: India continues help its close neighbor Sri Lanka which is facing the worst economic crisis in its history, by lending economic support and assistance. Indian Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman told The International Monetary Fund recently to help Sri Lanka by extending its rapid aid
- Sri Lanka has miles to go for IMF debt relief and salvaging the payments crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- China leaves crisis-ridden Sri Lanka in the lurch to fend for itself (Category: Breaking News)
- India’s response to debt restructuring request expected by Jan end: SL (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka thanks India for giving assurances to IMF for USD 2.9 Billion bailout package (Category: Breaking News)
Newly-appointed Finance Minister Miftah Ismail on Wednesday said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) wanted Pakistan to take a number of steps to do away with subsidies extended by the previous government, including raising fuel price and power tariff, to revive its Extended Fund Facility (EFF
- Indian economy on course to achieve 8-8.5% growth, says Finance Ministry (Category: Breaking News)
- Central Bank confident on Sri Lanka deal with IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- China cautions Sri Lanka on IMF deal (Category: Breaking News)
- Fuel quota to be increased from June (Category: Breaking News)
Three leading international firms are among firms seeking to provide financial advice to Sri Lanka to help revamp $12 billion in external debt. According to Reuters, Ayres Investment Management LLP, DecisionBoundaries LLC and Perella Weinberg LP are among firms seeking to provide financial advice to Sri Lanka’s creditors as the country heads towards a revamp […]
- Airtel Lanka official telecommunications partner for Daraz 11.11 (Category: Breaking News)
- Jagath Samarawickrama takes oaths as new MP (Category: Breaking News)
- Police fire tear gas on IUSF protest near Education Ministry (Category: Breaking News)
- Another 15 Sri Lankan refugees arrive in Rameswaram (Category: Breaking News)
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