Loss making SriLankan Airlines to lease up to 21 aircraft to expand fleet, slammed by opposition
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka’s loss-making national carrier announced plans on Thursday (April 14) to lease up to 21 aircraft, just twoContinue Reading
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IMF says it welcomes Sri Lanka’s plans to engage with creditors
COLOMBO- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday (Apr 13) said that it supported Sri Lanka’s plans to engage inContinue Reading
Watch: What are the implications of Sri Lanka suspending debt payments?
MDWLive’s watch on international media coverage of Sri Lanka continues as the unprecedented economic crisis continue to spiral out ofContinue Reading
India open to additional $2 bln aid for Sri Lanka with eye on China
April 13 (Reuters) – India is willing to commit up to another $2 billion in financial assistance to Sri LankaContinue Reading
Watch Full Interview: Sri Lanka Finance minister says IMF talks on 18th, aims $4bn
Sri Lanka’s new finance minister, Ali Sabry, says the country plans to start talks with the IMF on April 18Continue Reading
Watch: Georgetown University’s Devarajan on Sri Lanka Debt Crisis
Shanta Devarajan, Professor at Georgetown University, and also a member of Sri Lanka’s Presidential Advisory Group on Multilateral Engagement andContinue Reading
Sri Lanka to suspend normal debt servicing temporarily : Finance Ministry
The Secretary to the Ministry of Finance states that Sri Lanka will suspend normal debt servicing of all affected debts forContinue Reading
Watch: Former PM Ranil reacts angrily after asked by CNBC ‘Whether it’s time for you to step down from UNP?’
Former Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe reacted angrily and eventually hung up a phone call during a CNBC interview,Continue Reading
Shehbaz Sharif Elected As New Pakistan Prime Minister
Pakistan Opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif, the 70-year-old younger brother of former three-time prime minister Nawaz Sharif, has been elected asContinue Reading
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