EU, UK, Canada, US pledge to remove selected Russian banks from interbank messaging system SWIFT
KEY POINTS The U.S., European allies and Canada agreed to disconnect specific Russian banks from the Society for Worldwide InterbankContinue Reading
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Analysis-Shocks and missteps: how Sri Lanka’s economy ended in crisis
COLOMBO (Reuters) – In late November 2019, after winning Sri Lanka’s presidential election and months ahead of a parliamentary ballotContinue Reading
Russian forces invade Ukraine after Putin orders attack
Summary– Putin authorises military operation in east Explosions heard in Kyiv and across Ukraine Kyiv declares state of emergency, callsContinue Reading
Sri Lanka shares slump amid nationwide powercuts, worsening economic crisis
Feb 23 (Reuters) – Sri Lankan shares plunged nearly 7% on Wednesday as fuel shortage-induced countrywide power outages spooked investorsContinue Reading
Sri Lanka pays $35 million for 40,000 T diesel shipment while imposing rolling power cuts
COLOMBO – Sri Lanka has paid $35.3 million for a 40,000 tonne diesel shipment, an energy ministry official said onContinue Reading
Sri Lanka says open to talks with IMF as economic situation worsens
COLOMBO- Sri Lanka is open to discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other multilateral lenders for assistance, aContinue Reading
Ukraine wants peace but won’t give up its land to Russia, president says
KYIV, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused Russia of wrecking peace efforts and ruled out making anyContinue Reading
#BREAKING Watch: Russian tanks and buses seen heading to Donetsk, #Ukraine following Putin’s order to send ‘peacekeeping’ forces
Footage obtained tonight by Le Figaro of Russia shows tanks headed in direction of Donetsk Ukraine following Putin’s order toContinue Reading
Putin orders Russian peacekeepers to eastern Ukraine’s two breakaway regions
MOSCOW, Feb 22 (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin ordered his defence ministry to despatch Russian peacekeepers to eastern Ukraine’s twoContinue Reading
Donald’s Trump’s Truth Social social app tops downloads on Apple App Store, many users waitlisted
KEY POINTS Donald Trump’s new social media venture, Truth Social, launched late on Sunday in Apple’s App Store. The appContinue Reading
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