Sri Lanka slashes fuel prices in line with an IMF agreement in welcome relief amid crisis
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s government on Wednesday announced significant cuts in fuel prices, providing welcome relief forContinue Reading
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Sri Lanka to seek $1 billion aid from India for essentials: Report
(PTI)-The Sri Lankan finance ministry officials held talks with its Indian counterparts to obtain the new temporary USD 1 billionContinue Reading
Musk says Twitter now worth $20 billion, less than half what he paid for it
March 25 (Reuters) – Twitter Inc CEO Elon Musk has offered the social-media company’s employees stock grants at a valuationContinue Reading
Twitter source code leaked online, U.S. court filings show
Pieces of the computer code used to run Twitter were leaked online, according to court filings, marking the social mediaContinue Reading
Sri Lanka international bondholders may see 20% principal haircut -analysts
LONDON, March 23 (Reuters) – Holders of Sri Lanka’s international sovereign bonds face a 20% principal haircut in the country’sContinue Reading
Twitter Will Officially Revoke ‘Legacy’ Blue Checkmarks on April 1
Twitter is ending a verification system that gave blue check marks to accounts it had determined were authentic and inContinue Reading
Sri Lanka receives first tranche of IMF bailout
(Reuters)-Sri Lanka has received the first tranche of an IMF bailout programme, President Ranil Wickremesinghe told parliament on Wednesday. TheContinue Reading
Sri Lanka bailout conditional on tackling corruption, governance & mismanagement- IMF
(AFP& AP)-Sri Lanka must not allow entrenched corruption to undermine a bailout for its bankrupt economy, the IMF said TuesdayContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s national consumer price inflation at 53.6% in Feb
(Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) rose 53.6% in February on the year, after a rise ofContinue Reading
Sri Lanka to receive first tranche from IMF in next two days
COLOMBO, March 21 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka will receive the first tranche of about $330 million from the International MonetaryContinue Reading
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