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Lanka’s debt restructuring appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stori...
- U.S. says fairness in Sri Lanka s debt restructuring process imperative (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka hopes to complete debt restructuring in six months, says CBSL governor (Category: Breaking News)
- Staff-level agreement with IMF likely to be reached - CBSL governor (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt restructuring strategy out in April (Category: Breaking News)
Confusion confounded: By Jehan Perera President Wickremesinghe’s appointment of a commission of inquiry to investigate existing election laws and regulations and recommend changes has come without prior discussion or warning. It was a carefully kept secret until brought to the notice of the general public by the president’s appointment of the commission. The commission has […]
- GL accuses govt. of encouraging chaos to prevent peaceful Presidential election next year (Category: Breaking News)
- Serious consequences of failing to implement IMF programme (Category: Breaking News)
- EC seeks Rs 30 bn for polls next year (Category: Breaking News)
- Time frame for presidential poll set by law: elections chief (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Regular Elections Are The Foundation Of Democratic Society appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Conundrum Of Elections & IMF Programme (Category: Breaking News)
- Calibrating The Time & Mode Of Elections (Category: Breaking News)
- Preparing For Free & Fair Elections (Category: Breaking News)
- The Missing Ingredients To Come Out Of The Economic Rut (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Cauldrons We Make appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- A Great American Dilemma: Israel-Hamas War – Is It Reverse Holocaust? (Category: Breaking News)
- The Holocaust, history and today’s politics (Category: USA, Arkansas)
- The Holocaust, history and today’s politics (Category: USA, Arkansas)
- The Holocaust, history and today’s politics (Category: USA, Arkansas)
Sri Lankan businessman Lalith Kotelawala passed away at the age of 84 this morning (October 21).The post Lalith Kotelawala passes away appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Stepping Down (Category: Business)
- Sicille in S’pore says CID (Category: Breaking News)
- Kotelawala not available for re-election (Category: Business)
- CID finds Kotelawalas undeclared jewellery worth over Rs. 60 million (Category: Breaking News)
Heavy machine gun fire was heard along the Israel-Gaza border in the early hours of Friday, after the green light was given for a ground invasion. Yoav Gallant, the Israeli defense minister, on Thursday visited troops positioned along the Gaza border, and told them that they would soon see the Palestinian enclave ‘from inside’. An infantry commander in […]
- Modi receives rockstar welcome in Australia (Category: Breaking News)
- British woman trapped in Sri Lanka for 13 months losing hope (Category: Breaking News)
- Bollywood model Poonam Pandey dies aged 32 after cervical cancer battle (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia considering banning teenagers from buying cigarettes (Category: Breaking News)
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- IMF wants strong budget, narrower deficit from Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF warns about budget deficit (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF commends Sri Lanka's commitment to reduce budget deficit, change in policy rates (Category: Breaking News)
- Despite deficit, Colombo budget sets more spending (Category: Breaking News)
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- President Wickremesinghe places his trust on Xi Jinping (Category: Breaking News)
- China says willing to help Sri Lanka without political conditions (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese Wings (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka asks China for help with trade, investment and tourism (Category: Breaking News)
Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- IMF Executive Board considers Sri Lanka’s loan facility for approval today (March 20) (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF executive board meeting on June 12 for Sri Lanka’s second review (Category: Breaking News)
- First review of IMF’s Extended Fund Facility for Sri Lanka to commence today (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF praises Sri Lanka’s economic progress amid challenges (Category: Breaking News)
Chinese Finance Minister, Liu Kun, has reaffirmed China’s commitment to extend comprehensive support for the implementation of a medium-term and long-term program that is mutually beneficial to both parties and aimed at optimizing Sri Lanka’s debt.The post Chinese Finance Minister assures an extensive commitment from China to enhance Sri Lanka’s credit optimization appeared first on ONLANKA ...
- China assures commitment towards Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring process (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese reaffirms support for Sri Lanka’s economic recovery (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese Finance Minister assures extensive commitment to enhance Sri Lanka s credit optimization (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Prime Minister meets Chinese President Xi Jinping (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Is Cargills-AMUL JV Creating A Dairy Monopoly? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- NPP’s Economic Diplomacy; Non-Aligned In The Best Interests Of The Nation (Category: Breaking News)
- The Aragalaya & The Wijeweera Legacy: How The Lankan Left Could Win (Category: Breaking News)
- Who Or What Made Us Insolvent (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil’s Repression Will Hit The JVP-NPP While It Indulges In Political Narcissism (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka is close to reaching a vital staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund to get funding, while it’s also assessing debt restructuring terms from foreign holders of its dollar bonds, according to junior Finance Minister Shehan Semasinghe.The post Sri Lanka Close to IMF Agreement, Is Weighing Bondholder Terms, Semasinghe Says appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Brea...
- Sri Lanka close to IMF agreement, is weighing bondholder terms  Semasinghe (Category: Breaking News)
- Semasinghe rubbishes reports claiming transfer of economic centers to foreign country (Category: Breaking News)
- No move to restructure domestic debt – State Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to offer conducive environment for investors (Category: Breaking News)
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- Sri Lanka looks at debt relief through nature conservation – report (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President highlighted challenges faced in debt restructuring process to U.S. Treasury ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka has initiated an action plan to ensure a Green Economy by 2050 Â President (Category: Breaking News)
- President proposes meeting of Agriculture Ministers of all countries to evaluate food requiremen... (Category: Breaking News)
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- Panic and confusion at scene of Gaza hospital blast (Category: Breaking News)
- Hamas and Israel trade blame after Gaza hospital blast kills hundreds (Category: Breaking News)
- Jordan cancels Biden summit after hundreds killed in Gaza hospital blast (Category: Breaking News)
- Biden, in Israel, says hospital blast caused by militants (Category: Breaking News)
by Amal de Chickera At the very centre of the catastrophe, are the people of Gaza themselves, caged in, bombed out, starved, parched, killed. Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, the Palestinian diaspora, Israeli allies who are anti-occupation, anti-authoritarianism and pro-peace, citizens of the world with a conscience – all of us are […]
- The mathematics of Israel (Category: Breaking News)
- Recognition of Palestine’s statehood : SL should follow Norway, etc., – former top Lankan diplomat (Category: Breaking News)
- Mid-East violence underscores need for Two-State solution (Category: Breaking News)
- The Cauldrons We Make (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka wants China to share with other creditors the terms of its recent $4.2 billion bilateral debt deal, a step needed to help the country speed up the process of restoring its finances over a year after it defaulted. Sharing the information would ensure transparency and assure other bilateral creditors that they’re getting a […]
- Sri Lanka urges China to share debt terms to help other deals - Report (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka closes in on debt restructuring with bilateral lenders (Category: Breaking News)
- Third IMF tranche by June provided debt restructuring is concluded (Category: Breaking News)
- Some Sri Lanka creditors seeking debt restructuring deal without China - Bloomberg (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post A Journey Down The Memory Lane, Flouters Of Democracy Have Got It In The Neck appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Politics Devoid Of Doctrine Is Empty & Harmful In The Long-Run; Premadasa, RW & MR Are Examples (Category: Breaking News)
- V. Anandasangaree: The LTTE Vilified Him, But History Has Vindicated Him (Category: Breaking News)
- Two Challenges: Economic Recovery & Political Devolution – IV (Category: Breaking News)
- AKD’s Recent Climb Is Meteoric, Yet A Long Way To Go (Category: Breaking News)
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- Sri Lanka can discuss proposals from private creditors including GDP-linked bonds- IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka gets restructuring proposal from bond holders (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka bondholders sent $12 billion debt rework proposal to government, sources say (Category: Breaking News)
- SL private creditors submit proposal for restructuring overseas debt (Category: Breaking News)
first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- China says Exim Bank and Sri Lanka reached preliminary debt deal (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s EXIM bank offers Sri Lanka debt extension – report (Category: Breaking News)
- Analysis: China paves Sri Lanka’s way to IMF funds, but debt talks remain uncertain (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka expects financing assurances from China for IMF deal within days (Category: Breaking News)
Israel was warned by Egypt of potential violence three days before Hamas’ deadly cross-border raid, a US congressional panel chairman has said. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee head Michael McCaul told reporters of the alleged warning. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu described the reports as “absolutely false”. Israeli intelligence services are under scrutiny for ...
- EU says starvation in Gaza being used as a weapon (Category: Breaking News)
- Hezbollah steps back from all-out war on Israel over Gaza – for now (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel says it has arrested hundreds of Hamas and Islamic Jihad members (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel carries out intense air strikes on Khan Younis in southern Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
Israel was warned by Egypt of potential violence three days before Hamas’ deadly cross-border raid, a US congressional panel chairman has said. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee head Michael McCaul told reporters of the alleged warning. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu described the reports as “absolutely false”. Israeli intelligence services are under scrutiny for ...
- Hamas says no more hostage releases until war ends (Category: Breaking News)
- EU says starvation in Gaza being used as a weapon (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel faces ‘long, difficult war’ after Hamas attack – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Category: Breaking News)
- PM says Israel at war after 100 killed in attack from Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
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- Debt restructuring making progress in countries such as Sri Lanka – IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF board poised to approve $2.9 billion Sri Lanka bailout (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF expects Sri Lanka to finalize deals with creditors soon (Category: Breaking News)
- There is “strong expectation” of Sri Lanka commercial creditor deal: IMF (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Merely Focussing On Hamas Attacks – Missing The Wood For The Trees! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Israeli Right To Defend & Palestinian Right To Be Free (Category: Breaking News)
- Partial West & Shameful Muslim Leaders Complicit In Israel’s War Crimes In Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
- Middle East Conflict: Why We Should Support Israel? (Category: Breaking News)
- Isn’t It Time For Sri Lanka To Expel Israelis? (Category: Breaking News)
USD 73 mn down the drain? The US Embassy is on record as having said that USAID conducted a project at a cost of USD 73 mn during the Yahapalana administration (2015-2019) to enhance the efficiency of lawmakers and be responsive to the people they represent. In terms of this project, 50 Research Assistants of […]
- Impact of foreign-funded projects on Parliament’s standing as sole sovereign and supreme body (Category: Breaking News)
- Costly UNDP ‘lessons’ for Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- Deputy Speaker finds fault with media over ‘insufficient coverage’ of Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- Growing foreign dependency and India’s USD 4 bn lifeline (Category: Breaking News)
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- China says Exim Bank and Sri Lanka reached preliminary debt deal (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka says it has deal with China EXIM bank covering $4.2 billion of debt (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s talks with creditors ongoing, unaware of specific deals – IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka says China Exim Bank agreed in principle to restructure $4.2bn of debt (Category: Breaking News)
Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Fitch rates BOC’s Subordinated Debt ‘AA(lka)’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Fitch Assigns BOC’s USD Senior Notes Final ‘BB-’ Rating (Category: Breaking News)
- Good early demand for BOC’s historic $ 500 m bond (Category: Business)
- Fitch downgrades long-term ratings of 10 Sri Lankan Banks (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Sri Lanka: IMF / World Bank – Systemic Reforms Needed appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Wickremesinghe Govt. Continues To Repress Freedoms Of Expression & Pursue Policies Against Minor... (Category: Breaking News)
- Tamils Detained For Commemorating War Dead: 9 Held Under Abusive PTA (Category: Breaking News)
- In Sri Lanka, Chaotic Social Security Reform Denies People’s Rights: “Aswesuma” Program Applies ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Proposed Internet Law Threatens Upcoming Elections (Category: Breaking News)
as inflation cools appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Sri Lanka Central Bank cuts statutory reserve ratio by 200 bps (Category: Breaking News)
- CBSL governor says more rate cuts needed for economy to bounce back (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka unexpectedly cuts rates by 250 bps as inflation eases (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka signals pause after four rate cuts as IMF loan awaited (Category: Breaking News)
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- Court dismisses misappropriation case against Cabraal and Lalith Weeratunga (Category: Breaking News)
- Ajith Nivard Cabraal and 4 others released from 2012 Greek Bonds case (Category: Breaking News)
- Travel ban imposed on Ajith Nivard Cabraal extended (Category: Breaking News)
- Court further extends travel ban imposed on Cabraal (Category: Breaking News)
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- Sri Lanka resumes rate cuts to boost growth as inflation cools (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka still among 10 countries with highest food price inflation (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka unexpectedly cuts rates by 250 bps as inflation eases (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s economy to shrink by 2% in 2023, Central Bank says (Category: Breaking News)
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