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
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Sri Lanka President Dissanayake picks Harini Amarasuriya as PM and shares cabinet portfolios
Sri Lanka’s new president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, named Harini Amarasuriya, a college professor and first-time lawmaker, as the new primeContinue Reading
China signs finance cooperation agreement with debt distressed Maldives
BEIJING, Sept 13 (Reuters) – China’s central bank on Friday said it had signed an agreement with the Maldivian authoritiesContinue Reading
Sri Lanka ex-President claims ousted over China investments
(AFP)-Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa ended a long silence over his ouster Thursday by releasing a book claiming “geopoliticalContinue Reading
Taiwan president-elect Lai Ching-te has steered the island toward democracy and away from China
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Lai Ching-te, Taiwan’s president-elect, has vowed to safeguard the island’s de-facto independence from China and furtherContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s economy returns to growth, led by agriculture
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s economy grew by 1.6% in the quarter from July to September, official data showed onContinue 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 to receive about $600m ADB funding post-IMF approval – official
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka will get about $600 million, on a staggered basis, from the Asian Development Bank afterContinue Reading
India and Malaysia protest China’s land claim in a newly published map ahead of the G20 summit
NEW DELHI (AP) — Malaysia on Wednesday joined India in protesting a new Chinese map that lays claim to India’sContinue Reading
China’s Xi calls for patience as Communist Party tries to reverse economic slump
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called for patience in a speech released as the ruling Communist PartyContinue Reading
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