Sri Lanka orders new probe into Easter Sunday bombings
(AFP)-Sri Lanka’s new government announced a probe on Tuesday into 2019 Easter bombings that killed 279 people, saying that previousContinue Reading
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Sri Lanka’s Leftist Government Secures $200m World Bank Loan
(AFP)-Sri Lanka said on Monday it had secured a new $200 million World Bank loan to bolster economic recovery, theContinue Reading
IMF, bilateral creditors back Sri Lanka on $12.5 billion bondholder debt rework
COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka’s $12.5 billion bondholder debt rework has received support from bilateral creditors and the International Monetary Fund,Continue Reading
IMF asks Sri Lanka to protect hard-won gains
(AFP)-Sri Lanka’s painful austerity measures were “bearing fruit” and must be sustained, the International Monetary Fund said Friday as theContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s New President Seek Changes To IMF Deal
(AFP)-Sri Lanka’s new president Thursday urged the IMF to consider “alternative means” to continue with a $2.9 billion bailout thatContinue Reading
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
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
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