Sri Lanka’s key inflation rate surges to record, keeps central bank pressured
COLOMBO (Reuters) -A key measure of Sri Lanka’s consumer inflation surged to an annual record 69.8% in September, official dataContinue Reading
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Sri Lanka to present debt restructuring, IMF bailout plans to creditors on Friday
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka will make a presentation to its international creditors on Friday, laying out the full extent of itsContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s economy shrinks 8.4% amid fertiliser, fuel shortages
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s economy shrank 8.4% in the quarter through June from a year ago in one ofContinue Reading
India plans no more funding for Sri Lanka as IMF talks progress – sources
NEW DELHI/COLOMBO (Reuters) – India does not plan to provide fresh financial support to Sri Lanka on top of theContinue Reading
Lazard in talks with China, India, Japan on Sri Lanka debt
(Reuters) -Financial advisory group Lazard has started talks with India, China and Japan on restructuring Sri Lanka’s debt, a spokesmanContinue Reading
Man arrested after claiming Mecca pilgrimage for queen
Riyadh (AFP) – Saudi authorities have arrested a man who claimed to have travelled to the Muslim holy city ofContinue Reading
U.N. presses Sri Lanka to advance human rights amid economic crisis
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka should improve human rights and strengthen institutions to tackle the humanitarian challenges that have sprungContinue Reading
Cricket cup lifts spirits of battered Sri Lanka
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka burst into spontaneous celebrations Sunday as the South Asian nation won the Asia Cup tournament in theContinue Reading
USAID head urges crisis-hit Sri Lanka to tackle corruption
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A visiting U.S. diplomat on Sunday urged Sri Lankan authorities to tackle corruption and introduceContinue Reading
High hopes for underdogs Sri Lanka in Asia Cup final
Sri Lanka are poised for an unlikely Asia Cup victory over favourites Pakistan in Sunday’s final after a giant-slaying streakContinue Reading
US announces $40 million agricultural aid to Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The United States on Saturday announced $40 million in aid to buy fertilizer and otherContinue Reading
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