Bankrupt Sri Lanka clears budget as IMF bailout delays
COLOMBO (AFP) Crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s parliament Thursday approved President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s 2023 budget, vital to raising government revenue and securingContinue Reading
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Sri Lanka’s Parliamant approves budget amid economic crisis
COLOMBO (AP)- Sri Lanka’s Parliament approved a budget on Thursday that includes reforms aimed at improving the country’s finances as itContinue Reading
‘He did nothing wrong’: Sri Lankan origin Family of Texas entrepreneur fatally shot by police say he was defending his home
(From NBC News) -A tech entrepreneur in Texas wasn’t given ample time to drop a rifle he was carrying onContinue Reading
Fitch downgrades Sri Lanka’s local currency debt rating to ‘CC’
Dec 1 (Reuters) – Fitch on Thursday downgraded Sri Lanka’s Long-Term local-currency debt rating by two notches to “CC” from “CCC”, citingContinue Reading
More calls for South Africa President to quit over theft probe
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa faced calls Thursday to step down after a parliamentary panel’s probe foundContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s debt to China close to 20% of public external debt -study
LONDON/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Sri Lanka owed Chinese lenders $7.4 billion – nearly a fifth of its public external debt –Continue Reading
Germany to get new Qatari LNG flows through QatarEnergy, ConocoPhillips deal
Germany is set to receive new flows of Qatari liquefied natural gas (LNG) from 2026 after QatarEnergy and ConocoPhillips (COP.N) on TuesdayContinue Reading
Reformist leader Anwar close to becoming Malaysia’s next PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Reformist opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim edged closer to become Malaysia’s new prime minister after aContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s national consumer price inflation slows to 70.6% in Oct
(Reuters) -Sri Lanka’s National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) slowed year-on-year to 70.6% in October after a record 73.7% jump inContinue Reading
Qatar signs 27-year deal with China as LNG competition heats up
DOHA, Nov 21 (Reuters) – QatarEnergy has signed a 27-year deal to supply China’s Sinopec with liquefied natural gas (LNG),Continue Reading
