Messi receives offer from Saudi club Al-Hilal worth around $400 million a year – Reuters source
BUENOS AIRES – Lionel Messi has received a formal offer to join Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal next season, a sourceContinue Reading
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Sri Lanka apparel exports to drop by $1 billion in 2023 as biggest buyers like U.S. reduce purchases-trade body
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s apparel export earnings could slump by $1 billion this year, a top industry expert saidContinue Reading
Chinese state-owned firm to build major Sri Lanka port complex
A Chinese state-owned firm said on Monday it plans to take its investment in Sri Lanka to $2 billion byContinue Reading
Twitter’s former CEO has a new app that looks a lot like Twitter
The buzzy new social media app of the moment looks so much like Twitter it’s almost hard to distinguish the two.Continue Reading
Sri Lanka’s inflation dips as IMF bailout kicks in
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka’s inflation eased to 35.3 percent, the lowest in a year, the statistics office said Friday as theContinue Reading
Sri Lankan Parliament votes to support IMF recovery program
COLOMBO (AP)- Sri Lanka’s Parliament voted Friday to support the implementation of a four-year International Monetary Fund program aimed at solvingContinue Reading
Sri Lanka trying to reduce overall debt by $17 bln, President says
COLOMBO, April 26 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka is trying to reduce its overall debt by $17 billion through restructuring, itsContinue Reading
Sri Lanka consumer inflation dips to 49.2% y/y in March
(Reuters) -Sri Lanka’s National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) eased to 49.2% year-on-year in March, after a 53.6% rise in February,Continue Reading
China left out of Sri Lanka debt talks amid angst over delay – Bloomberg
Sri Lanka and major creditors formally launched talks to restructure the nation’s debt without China — its biggest bilateral lenderContinue Reading
Monkey business; Cash-strapped Sri Lanka considers macaque sales to China
(AFP)-Cash-strapped Sri Lanka is considering exporting up to 100,000 endangered monkeys to China, the agriculture minister said Wednesday, raising concernsContinue Reading
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