Sri Lanka Recovering Faster Than Expected: World Bank
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka’s economy was recovering faster than expected, the World Bank said Thursday, doubling the island’s growth forecast toContinue Reading
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Sri Lanka new leader stuck with painful IMF deal: analysts
Colombo (AFP) – Sri Lanka’s new leader has little room to renegotiate an IMF bailout that threw a lifeline to hisContinue Reading
Rohingya refugees in Sri Lanka protest planned closure of U.N. office, fearing abandonment
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A group of Rohingya refugees living in Sri Lanka staged a protest outside the officeContinue Reading
Sri Lanka experiences a temporary power outage after a main transmission line fails
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka experienced an island-wide power outage for several hours Saturday after a system failureContinue Reading
Sri Lanka Detains Christian ‘Prophet’ For Buddhist Insults
(AFP)-A Sri Lankan court said it had remanded a controversial self-proclaimed Christian prophet in custody for two weeks on FridayContinue Reading
Pakistan foreign minister says help needed after ‘overwhelming’ floods which has killed more than 1000
ISLAMABAD, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Pakistan needs financial help to deal with “overwhelming” floods, its foreign minister said on Sunday,Continue Reading
Pakistan opens talks with IMF seeking more cash to aid economy
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan opened long-delayed talks with the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday, seeking the release of more fundsContinue Reading
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