Secretary of State Blinken postpones trip to China after a Chinese balloon was spotted over U.S.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed a planned high-stakes weekend diplomatic trip to China as theContinue Reading
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China confirms offer to Sri Lanka of debt moratorium
BEIJING (AP) — China’s government on Friday confirmed it is offering Sri Lanka a two-year moratorium on loan repayments asContinue Reading
A group of private overseas Sri Lanka bondholders ready for debt restructuring talks
(Reuters) – A group of overseas private creditors is ready to hold debt restructuring talks with Sri Lanka consistent withContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s powerful Buddhist clergy opposes full implementation of 13A to grant political autonomy to Tamils
(PTI)-Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s plan to fully implement India-backed 13th Amendment to grant political autonomy to the minority TamilsContinue Reading
Paris Club to give Sri Lanka financing assurances amid IMF debt talks – sources
LONDON (Reuters) – The Paris Club of creditor nations is ready to provide financing assurances to Sri Lanka, a keyContinue Reading
China has not done enough on Sri Lanka debt restructuring – U.S. diplomat
COLOMBO (Reuters) – The United States wants China to provide credible and specific assurances to the International Monetary Fund (IMF)Continue Reading
Shares In India’s Adani Enterprises nosedive 30 percent
Shares in Indian tycoon Gautam Adani’s business empire plummeted 30 percent in Wednesday afternoon trade, the fifth day of fallsContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s key inflation rate eases to 54.2% in January, an 8 month low
(Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s key inflation rate eased to 54.2% in January from 57.2% in December, the country’s statistics departmentContinue Reading
Sri Lanka economy could shrink by -3.5% to -4%, president says
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s economy could contract by -3.5 or -4.0% in 2023 after shrinking -11% last year, PresidentContinue Reading
Watch: Flooded Auckland airport closes, supermarkets inundated, amid torrential rain in New Zealand
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Torrential rain and wild weather in Auckland on Friday caused disruptions throughout New Zealand’s largestContinue Reading
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