Sri Lanka to discuss shape of IMF deal during Oct meetings in Washington
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka will have detailed talks with the IMF on the framework of a $2.9 billion bailoutContinue Reading
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Cash-strapped Sri Lanka Records First Deflation In 29 Years
(AFP)-Cash-strapped Sri Lanka’s economy recorded falling consumer prices for the first time in 29 years, official data showed Monday, withContinue Reading
IMF says it is communicating with Sri Lanka’s new economic team
LONDON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday it was already communicating with Sri Lanka’s new economic team.Continue Reading
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
Sri Lanka’s new leader must balance ties between regional powerhouses India and China
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The Marxist lawmaker who won Sri Lanka’s presidency faces a key challenge in how to balance tiesContinue Reading
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
Dissanayake’s push for Sri Lanka economic change leaves IMF deal, debt rework in limbo
COLOMBO/LONDON (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s new president won the election decisively, but his toughest task still lies ahead as heContinue Reading
Sri Lanka could face snap general election, parliament to be dissolved in two days?
Colombo: Sri Lanka could face a snap parliamentary election in November with new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Monday hintingContinue Reading
New Sri Lankan president Anura Dissanayake breaks tradition of political lineage
COLOMBO, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Anura Kumara Dissanayake may lack the political lineage of some of his rivals, but hisContinue Reading
Sri Lanka picks Marxist-leaning Dissanayake as president to fix economy
COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka elected Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake as its new president on Sunday, putting faith in the 55-year-old’sContinue Reading
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