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- ද්විත්ව බදු පැනවීම වැළැක්වීමට රුමේනියා ශ්රී ලංකා සහයෝගීතාවයක් (Category: Sinhala)
- ශ්රී ලංකාවට එරෙහිව විලියම්සන්ගෙන් ද්විත්ව ශතකයක් (Category: Sinhala)
- තායිලන්තයෙන් මෙරටට ආ ද්විත්ව කරමල් කැසොවරි කුරුල්ලන් (Category: Sinhala)
- අවිස්සාවේල්ල ද්විත්ව ඝාතනයට සම්බන්ධ සකකරුවෙක් පොලිස් වෙඩි පහරින් මරුට (Category: Sinhala)
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team has arrived in Sri Lanka and will engage in discussions for a period of one week from January 11 to January 19, 2023.The post IMF team arrives in Sri Lanka to evaluate economic reforms appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top
- IMF team in Colombo this week for first review of Extended Fund Facility (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF staff team to visit Sri Lanka from May 11-23 (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF delegation to arrive in Sri Lanka on Thursday (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF staff to visit Sri Lanka in September for first programme review (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Sri Lanka signals pause after four rate cuts as IMF loan awaited (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Chief says Money printing has drastically reduced in 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka central bank holds rates, sees sharp drop in inflation (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka central bank chief: monetary policy transmission still incomplete (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post From ‘Never Again’ To ‘Here Again’ – World’s Shameful Indifference To Israeli Impunity! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- If It Is Not ‘Genocide’ In Gaza, Then What Should We Call It? (Category: Breaking News)
- When The West’s Mask Slipped – Exposing Its Hypocrisy Beyond Gaza! (Category: Breaking News)
- Futility Of A ‘UN Day Of Palestinian Solidarity’ – In A World Carrying Its Past Guilt! (Category: Breaking News)
- Partial West & Shameful Muslim Leaders Complicit In Israel’s War Crimes In Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
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- Sri Lanka, Japan agree to resume stalled projects including light rail (Category: Breaking News)
- Some Sri Lanka creditors seeking debt restructuring deal without China (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan urges early signing of debt MoU between Sri Lanka and creditors (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan, India and France launch creditors meeting on Sri Lanka debt (Category: Breaking News)
State Minister for Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya emphasised that while Sri Lanka has 01 million individuals with the financial capacity to pay income tax, only 500,000 are presently meeting this obligation. State Minister stressed the importance of incorporating the remaining 500,000 tax evaders into the tax system, with the goal of decreasing indirect taxes and increasing the direct tax rate. S...
- VAT and Telecom Tax to be increased (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka increases VAT to 12% & Telecommunication Levy to 15% (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka ‘social security’ levy is a travesty, should be a sunset tax: Harsha (Category: Breaking News)
- VAT gazette published (Category: Breaking News)
Benjamin Franklin, a founding father of the United States of America and a drafter and signer of its Declaration of Independence wrote centuries ago that “our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Though the […]
- CBSL Governor urges public to become informants to boost tax revenue (Category: Breaking News)
- State workers will get their July salary despite rumours (Category: Breaking News)
- Tax payers look to tighten belts further or migrate as progressive taxes bite (Category: Breaking News)
- CBSL Governor upbeat about being on right track, but urges govt. to do more to protect low-incom... (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka has recorded a 57.5% increase in workers' remittances in 2023 compared to the year 2022, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) said.The post Sri Lanka’s workers’ remittances increased by 57.5% in 2023 appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Sri Lanka’s foreign remittances up by 98.8% in February – Manusha (Category: Breaking News)
- Migrant workers’ remittances record sharp increase in March (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s workers’ remittances exceed USD 400 Million in January 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan Migrant workers’ remittances record sharp increase in May (Category: Breaking News)
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has reported an increase of 23.2% in Sri Lanka’s official reserve assets from September 2023 to October 2023.The post Sri Lanka’s official reserve assets up by 23.2% in December 2023 appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top
- Sri Lanka s official reserve assets increase in Jan 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s official reserve assets up by 9.6% in April 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s official reserve assets increase in April 2023 – CBSL (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s official reserve assets increase by 26.2% in May (Category: Breaking News)
A money-hungry pooch was in the dog house for chewing up $4,000 (£3,153) cash that his owners had left out. Cecil, a golden poodle from Pennsylvania, has gone viral for snacking on the envelope of money his owners had set aside for a contractor. Clayton and Carrie Law pieced together most of the shredded bills […]
- Kenneth Eugene Smith faces first nitrogen execution in US after losing last-minute appeals (Category: Breaking News)
- Namibia’s president Hage Geingob dies aged 82 (Category: Breaking News)
- Corruption scandal threatens PM Kishida’s government (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan holds election tainted by rigging claims (Category: Breaking News)
first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Sri Lanka’s State Minister of Finance says VAT increase has no major impact on the market (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to increase VAT to 18% (Category: Breaking News)
- Controversial Social Security Contribution levy comes into effect (Category: Breaking News)
- Minister clarifies the Consumer Affairs Authority DG issue (Category: Breaking News)
Israel has insisted the assassination of a Hamas leader in Beirut was not an attack on Lebanon, as its enemies warned of “punishment” for his death. An Israeli spokesman said Saleh al-Arouri had died in a “surgical strike against the Hamas leadership”. Hamas condemned the death, while its ally Hezbollah said it was an assault […]
- Hezbollah steps back from all-out war on Israel over Gaza – for now (Category: Breaking News)
- How Hamas built a force to attack Israel on 7 October (Category: Breaking News)
- Crucial Red Sea data cables cut, telecoms firm says (Category: Breaking News)
- WHO says Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital a death zone, as hundreds leave (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Bitcoin’s Foe: Market Manipulation Schemes appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Embracing the Cryptocurrency Wave, Sri Lanka Ventures into Bitcoin and Blockchain Technology (Category: Breaking News)
- The Central Bank Rejected U.S. Billionaire’s Bitcoin Pitch (Category: Breaking News)
- Video: BITCOIN | THIS IS HOW BITCOIN COULD COME DOWN TO $10,000!!! (Category: Business)
- Video: BITCOIN | WHAT IS THE NEXT STOP FOR BITCOIN FROM HERE??? (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- IMF bailout package has unlocked new path to create better future for youth and uplift the count... (Category: Breaking News)
- President promises five percent economic growth in 2026/27 under current economic policies (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka flags return to growth, protesters demand tax cuts (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan President explains Government’s tax policy while revealing the cause of inflation (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Hoping Against Hope In The New Year appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Rise & Fall Of Nationalism In North & South (Category: Breaking News)
- The Missing Ingredients To Come Out Of The Economic Rut (Category: Breaking News)
- President Needs To Implement Pledges Before Elections (Category: Breaking News)
- Change Flight From Stability With Stagnancy (Category: Breaking News)
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- Sri Lanka’s Central Bank lays out policies to restore price stability, macroeconomic strength (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka unexpectedly raises rates to fulfil IMF bailout requirements (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka central bank chief: monetary policy transmission still incomplete (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka gives China deal details, keeping IMF aid on track (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Acting IGP & Police Minister Have Woken Up From A Deep Sleep? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Lack of Common Sense Of A Time-Expired President (Category: Breaking News)
- The Malicious “Shafi Frame Up”: Will 2023 See The Guilty Being Punished? (Category: Breaking News)
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- The Curse Of JRJ Constitution Continues (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post No Christmas In Bethlehem, Vatican Breakthrough & Himalayan Declaration appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- No room at the inn as Bethlehem celebrates Christmas (Category: Breaking News)
- Nativity Church in Bethlehem to bless President Rajapaksa (Category: Breaking News)
- A mass in Bethlehem to bless the President (Category: Breaking News)
- Coronavirus dampens Christmas joy in Bethlehem and elsewhere (Category: USA, South Dakota)
first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Minister Manusha Nanayakkara Announces Remarkable Recovery: Government Replenishes Foreign Reser... (Category: Breaking News)
- Remittances from expat workers rise (Category: Breaking News)
- Current govt. increased foreign reserves to USD 3.6bn  Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Remittances from expat workers improving, says Manusha (Category: Breaking News)
The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has cautioned the Wickremesinghe-Rajapaksa government against counting loans received from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB) as external buffers as they have to be paid back.The post Samagi Jana Balawegaya warns against counting foreign loans as part of forex reserves appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Brea...
- SJB warns against counting foreign loans as part of forex reserves (Category: Breaking News)
- Harsha rubbishes President’s claim LG polls cannot be held (Category: Breaking News)
- Ready to support all-party govt, Harsha says (Category: Breaking News)
- Public Finance Committee Chief Harsha De Silva demands President publicize IMF conditions (Category: Breaking News)
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- Exclusive: Sri Lanka expects up to $8 billion more in loans, asset restructuring (Category: Breaking News)
- India to allow Sri Lanka to repay debt over 12 years (Category: Breaking News)
- India plans no more funding for Sri Lanka as IMF talks progress (Category: Breaking News)
- Samagi Jana Balawegaya warns against counting foreign loans as part of forex reserves (Category: Breaking News)
The World Bank released the second tranche of the US$ 500 million Sri Lanka Resilience, Stability and Economic Turnaround (RESET) Development Policy Operation (DPO), considering the continued satisfactory progress made by the government with the reform program.The post World Bank releases additional USD 250 million for Sri Lanka to sustain economic reforms appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Lat...
- No new financing to Sri Lanka until macroeconomic policy framework is ready – World Bank (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka sees forex reserves exceeding $4 billion after fresh funding (Category: Breaking News)
- World Bank approves $700 Million for crisis-hit Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- World Bank approves Sri Lanka’s eligibility to access concessional financing (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Sri Lankan Media Miserably Failed To Cover Israeli Genocide In Gaza appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Sri Lanka Supports US War-Mongers Against Houthis (Category: Breaking News)
- Genocide Of Palestinian Began Since 1948 (Category: Breaking News)
- ICJ Ruling On Israeli Genocide In Gaza; Stopped Short Of Ordering A Ceasefire (Category: Breaking News)
- Isn’t It Time For Sri Lanka To Expel Israelis? (Category: Breaking News)
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- The President desires to make the most of the development opportunities in the Indian Ocean regi... (Category: Breaking News)
- Rupees 1,500 million allocated for ‘Greater Kandy Urban Development Program’ – State Minister fo... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka will not allow anything harmful to India’s security – President Ranil (Category: Breaking News)
- Having Proper plan to strengthen Sri Lanka’s economy is important – President (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Lending In A Recession: Banks Should Do Venture Capital Financing For Startups appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Suspension Of Parate Execution Won’t Do; Establish Bad Bank To Resolve Issue Permanently: Dr. An... (Category: Breaking News)
- Debate Over Profits Of Banks: Who Shares Them Ultimately? – Part II (Category: Breaking News)
- Debate Over Profits Of Banks: Who Shares Them Ultimately? (Category: Breaking News)
- Four Popular Fallacies Relating To Central Banking (Category: Breaking News)
By N Sathiya Moorthy Speaking as chief guest at the Sri Lanka Military Academy, Diyatalawa, the other day, President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasised the profound responsibility of the army in safeguarding the sovereignty of the country. He asserted that this duty should remain unquestionable and impervious to any attempts to restrict or compromise it. Simultaneously, the President […]
- U.S. Special Representative for Racial Equity in Sri Lanka for talks (Category: Breaking News)
- Former LTTE negotiator slams Tamil Nadu Government for ban on seminar (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil assures full implementation of 13th Amendment (Category: Breaking News)
- Spotlight sought on urgent human rights challenges in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Kuwait's leader Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah has died at the age of 86, Kuwaiti state TV announced.The post Kuwaiti leader Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmed dies aged 86 appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Kuwaiti leader Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmed dies aged 86 (Category: Breaking News)
- Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf dies at 86, Sheikh Meshaal named successor (Category: Breaking News)
- Political turmoil in Kuwait as emir dissolves parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- Kuwait s new emir Sheikh Mishal sworn in, highlights importance of accountability (Category: Breaking News)
to growth, led by agriculture appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Sri Lanka’s economy to shrink by 2% in 2023, Central Bank says (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Economy suffers worst contraction in 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka central bank chief: monetary policy transmission still incomplete (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s economy shrinks 11.8% in second-worst performance (Category: Breaking News)
Under the primary health care system empowerment project, the World Bank has provided a loan of US$ 34 million to Sri Lanka to strengthen the primary health care system.The post World Bank provides loan to strengthen healthcare in Sri Lanka appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News
- World Bank approves $150 million to strengthen financial sector in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Cabinet nod to obtain USD 200 mn World Bank funding for social security programs (Category: Breaking News)
- Changing Needs (Category: Business)
- World Bank’s Managing Director urges need for reform continuity, concludes visit to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
The second review of Sri Lanka's $2.9 billion bailout with the IMF could be completed in the first half of 2024, provided it manages to meet debt restructuring and revenue targets set under the programme, an official said on Wednesday.The post Sri Lanka’s second review of $2.9 billion IMF bailout possible in first half of 2024 – official appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Bre...
- IMF Team to conduct second review of Sri Lanka’s EFF program in March 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF ready to support Sri Lanka’s discussions with bondholders (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF says Sri Lanka debt deal could help board clear first bailout review (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF to conduct bailout review for Sri Lanka in September (Category: Breaking News)
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