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President Ranil Wickremesinghe said in Parliamenty yesterday he was aware that Value Added Tax (VAT) was a burden on the public. He said it would be possible to reduce VAT with the passage of time. Delivering the government policy statement at the commencement of the new session of Parliament, the President said: “The prior scarcity […]

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Inaugurating the 5th session of the 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe called upon all lawmakers to collaborate in nation building  even though they would be contesting elections separately. “From ancient times to the present day, our world has encountered a myriad of crises, spanning nations and personal lives alike. While some crises […]

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Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe while presenting his Policy Statement in Parliament today (February 07), says the government was planning to reduce the tax burden as economic reforms continue to stabilize the economy.The post Sri Lanka President Ranil delivers Government’s policy statement in Parliament appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.

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Sri Lanka’s largest bilateral creditor, China, has assured the island nation its help in effectively addressing the debt challenges as it has to finalise the external and domestic debt restructuring of a whopping USD 41 billion by September before the IMF’s first review. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is set to conduct its first review […]

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The IMF will conduct the first review of the $2.9 billion bailout to Sri Lanka from September 11-19, state minister of finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said on Saturday and declared that the country has successfully fulfilled the nine conditions set by the global lender.The post IMF to conduct bailout review for Sri Lanka in September appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and T...

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Islamabad [Pakistan], April 28 (ANI): Amid a rise in inflation and a shortage of foreign exchange reserves, people in Pakistan have started to face difficulties in performing Haj, Pakistan vernacular media reported. The Haj quota is now available for the first time in Pakistani history, but fewer

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The economic and financial condition of Sri Lanka is very precarious at the moment. It has been facing the worst economic crisis since its independence in 1948. The Sri Lankan economy is going through a high rate of inflation, a shortage of essential commodities including fuel and medicines, and a depleted foreign exchange reserve insufficient […]

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An online crowdfunding platform titled ‘Rebuild Sri Lanka’ launched by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is now live providing the opportunity for global citizens to contribute to alleviating the impacts of the crisis in the island nation, the UNDP said.The facility can be accessed at www.undp.org/srilanka/donate. Sri Lanka is undergoing its worst economic crisis […]

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Interested parties can contribute to two ailing sectors: healthcare and food.

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by Jehan Perera The government appears to have secured political stability in the short term.  So far President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s efforts to restore stability appear to be working. Political stability is necessary for decisions to be made and kept.  It is a necessary element for international support to come in.  One of the IMF’s conditions […]

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The Asia Council’s Forum for Economic Cooperation comprising regional leaders from the continent has urged Japan and South Korea to help Sri Lanka tide over the ongoing economic crisis. The island nation of 22 million people is facing an unprecedented economic meltdown with inflation in July hitting a record 60.8% and the country still facing […]

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We need to only remind ourselves of what happened to Greece and China (KMT) - D S Sennayake

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Hambantota in southern Sri Lanka housed ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa following the recent crisis, until he was forced to flee the country entirely. That continues a trend of the city, and especially its strategic deep-sea port, being in the news for all the wrong reasons. In 2017, when Sri Lanka found itself struggling to make […]

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The Narendra Modi government has called for an all-party meeting on Tuesday evening to discuss the crucial issue of the Sri Lanka crisis.The post Indian government calls an all-party meet on Sri Lanka crisis appeared first on ONLANKA News - Sri Lanka News - Latest News Sri Lanka - Breaking News from Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lanka may be compelled to buy more oil from Russia as the island nation hunts desperately for fuel amid an unprecedented economic crisis, the newly appointed Prime Minister said. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said he would first look to other sources, but would be open to buying more crude from Moscow. Western nations largely […]

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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has warned that the next three weeks will be tough for Sri Lanka. Speaking in Parliament today, the Prime Minister said that the public must use fuel and gas as carefully as possible. He also said that unessential travel should be limited as much as possible. “Therefore, I urge all citizens […]

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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today painted a gloomy picture for Sri Lanka saying the country will face an even more difficult time period in the short term. In an address to the nation today, the Prime Minister said that there are petrol stocks only for a single day, there is a possibility that the daily power […]

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Tyranny of the international capital markets Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy, ex-Central Banker and International Civil Servant, did not mince words when he addressed the country’s exporters last week. The veteran economist, having made an assessment of the risks associated with Sri Lanka’s external sector crisis, warned that the country will have to grapple with “the tyranny ...

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