Fertiliser ban decimates Sri Lankan crops as government popularity ebbs
AGBOPURA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) – W.M. Seneviratne sat watching a mechanised harvester slice through the jade green fields around himContinue Reading
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IMF urges Sri Lanka to raise taxes, devalue currency
(AFP)-The International Monetary Fund warned crisis-hit Sri Lanka on Thursday that its foreign debt was “unsustainable”, and called for devaluationContinue Reading
Sri Lanka sacks energy minister a day after publicly criticizing the government’s monetary policy as economic crisis deepens
Sri Lanka’s president sacked his energy minister on Thursday as fuel shortages left the near-bankrupt island facing its worst blackoutsContinue Reading
Sri Lanka runs out of fuel as dollar crisis worsens; President says no more power cuts after March 5
(AFP/Reuters)-Sri Lanka’s public transport was crippled Wednesday as buses ran out of diesel, officials said as the country’s foreign exchangeContinue Reading
Sri Lanka imposes longest power cuts in 26 years
(AFP)-Sri Lanka on Tuesday announced nationwide seven-and-a-half hour daily power cuts, the longest in more than a quarter of aContinue Reading
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
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
Sri Lanka out of cash to buy oil: minister
(AFP)-Sri Lanka’s state-run petroleum company has run out of cash to buy oil, and fuel shortages across the country couldContinue Reading
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