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Reuters reports that Sri Lanka will send a high-level delegation to Russia to investigate the situation of hundreds of nationals allegedly fighting in the Ukraine war, according to a top official on Thursday.The post Sri Lanka to repatriate nationals trafficked into Russia-Ukraine war appeared first on Sri Lanka News | Breaking News & Top Stories in Sri Lanka | ONLANKA.
A partnership between an Indian and a Russian firm has secured the management rights for the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport in Hambantota. The airport, once infamous as the “world’s emptiest airport” due to minimal flight activity, is now under the purview of Shaurya Aeronautics (Pvt) Ltd of India and Airports of Regions Management Company of […]
Reuters says that Sri Lanka has decided to transfer management of its $209 million Chinese-funded airport to two companies from India and Russia, according to a statement from the cabinet on Friday.The post Sri Lanka turns to Indian and Russian companies to manage Chinese-funded Airport appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
[An article based on the Keynote Address delivered by Dr. P. Nandalal Weerasinghe, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, recently at the Annual Research Symposium 2023 of the University of Colombo] Introduction Inflation affects every aspect of our lives; it is a force that shapes our purchasing power, influences our financial decisions, and […]
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Sri Lankan tea prices that had been piping hot have cooled off as production in the world’s fourth-largest tea grower begins to recover.The post Sri Lanka tea prices dip 40% from record high on production rebound appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
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Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe will be among 20 world leaders who will participate in the “Voice of the Global South Summit” (VGSS) next week hosted by India virtually, Indian media reported.The post President to participate in India-hosted Voice of Global South Summit – report appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in S...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe will be among 20 world leaders who will participate in the “Voice of the Global South Summit” (VGSS) next week hosted by India virtually. The summit will take place on January 12 and January 13 and will be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Other than leaders from the neighbourhood, leaders from […]
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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
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By Uditha Devapriya Sri Lanka’s economic woes have not cast a shadow over its complex foreign relations. On August 16, the southern port of Hambantota welcomed the Yuan Wang 5, a research vessel from China. While Colombo had asked for a deferral of the visit, it eventually relented and allowed the ship to dock until […]
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The widely acclaimed globalisation of the post-Cold-War era is now running in reverse. A protracted slowdown in global trade has been reinforced by persistent pandemic-related supply chain disruptions, ongoing pressures of the US-China trade war and efforts to align cross-border economic ties with geostrategic alliances, known as “friend-shoring”. These developments raise the pressure on China, [&...
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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 […]
in its worst financial crisis in […]
China on Wednesday praised India for making “great efforts” to help Colombo to tide over its worst financial crisis even as it refuted Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s remarks that Beijing has shifted its strategic focus from South Asia including Pakistan to South East
By Nick Beake Billions of dollars of Chinese money are boosting some European economies – but some of the deals being struck have a catch. Critics say they are “debt traps”, where China gets to choose what happens if loans aren’t repaid. China insists it is a reliable investment partner – but it is also […]
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The first Prime Minister of independent India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, wrote 75 years ago: “It would be absurd to say that the profit motive does not appeal to the average Indian, but it is nevertheless true that there is no such admiration for it in India as there is in the west. The possessor of ...
Reuters: Investors are criss-crossing the increasingly smudged line between emerging and developed markets as the euro zone crisis challenges traditional perceptions of a safe investment. This blurring of distinctions was illustrated last month by index compiler MSCI’s surprise decision to review Greece’s stock market for downgrade to emerging market status, usually assigned to poorer ...
The global financial crisis of 2008/09 has not sent migrant workers streaming back home, despite worsening employment prospects and anti-immigration rhetoric in some destination countries, says a new book on migration and remittances, published by the World Bank last week. In fact, migrants