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Negotiations to secure the second tranche of funding from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to Sri Lanka are progressing positively, Acting Finance Minister Shehan Semasinghe announced.The post Sri Lanka’s acting finance minister says positive progress in securing second IMF tranche
Some members on the committee of Sri Lanka's official creditors are pushing to reach a deal to restructure the nation's debt without the participation of China, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday citing people familiar with the matter.The post Some Sri Lanka creditors seeking debt restructuring deal without China appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
The International Monetary Fund did not reach a staff-level agreement with Sri Lanka in its first review under a $2.9bn bailout package, due to a potential shortfall in government revenue generation, Al Jazeera has reported, quoting the lender. Speaking after a two-week visit to the country, IMF
Some of Sri Lanka’s official creditors are advocating for a debt restructuring agreement that excludes China, Bloomberg reported on Thursday (28.) This move, if successful, could have implications for how wealthier nations handle financial stress in developing economies. The proposal involves major creditors, including the US, Japan, and India, signing a memorandum of understanding with [...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says despite early signs of stabilization, full economic recovery in Sri Lanka is not yet assured. Growth momentum remains subdued, with real GDP in the second quarter contracting by 3.1 percent on a year-on-year basis and high-frequency economic indicators
Some members on the committee of Sri Lanka’s official creditors are pushing to reach a deal to restructure the nation’s debt without the participation of China, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday citing people familiar with the matter. The members want the group of major creditors, including the US, Japan and India, to sign a memorandum […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission team concluding its visit to Sri Lanka said that despite early signs of stabilization, full economic recovery is not yet assured.The post Despite signs of stabilization, full economic recovery not yet assured – IMF Mission appeared
The International Monetary Fund is concerned about a shortfall in revenue collection by Sri Lanka’s government this year, though that is unlikely to derail a $2.9 billion loan programme for the crisis-hit country, two Sri Lankan sources told Reuters.The post Sri Lanka’s revenue shortfall
Minister of Power Energy Kanchana Wijesekera on Thursday (Sept. 21) held constructive discussions with the officials of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank with regard to reforms in the energy and power sectors.
[…]The post SL Debt Justice Collective Writes Open Letter To IMF On DDO appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and Morocco on Monday announced the annual meetings of the two global institutions would proceed in October in Marrakech, despite a recent nearby earthquake that killed more than 2,900 people.
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The Chinese spy ship ‘Shi Yan 6’ has entered the Malacca strait, bound for Colombo, amid confusion over whether Sri Lanka has granted access for the spy vessel to dock at Colombo. According to reports last month, the Sri Lankan Defence Ministry has granted Shi Yan 6 access to dock at Colombo port. However, the Sri Lankan […]
Manusha Nanayakkara, the Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment, confirmed that the existing 9% employee benefit related to the Employee Provident Fund will remain unchanged.The post No harm to the Employee Provident Fund – Manusha appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
ECONOMYNEXT –Sri Lanka will have to wait till the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed its first review of the ongoing IMF programme for the government to review its own fiscal policy, an official said, noting however that it will not step out of the programme’s framework regardless
The inaugural meeting to assess Sri Lanka’s progress on implementing economic reforms proposed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was held at the Presidential Secretariat on Thursday (14).The review will be held over two weeks from Thursday and the final discussion of the review will be held
The first review of the International Monetary Fund’s Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Sri Lanka is slated to commence today (September 14).The post First review of IMF’s Extended Fund Facility for Sri Lanka to commence today appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
Sri Lanka has accepted offers to exchange about $10 billion worth of defaulted local debt for new bonds, the Finance Ministry said on Tuesday, taking it a step towards meeting debt restructuring requirements ahead of an International Monetary Fund (IMF) review.The post Sri Lanka announces $10
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Sunday called on the G20 members to lead by example and deliver on the promises of $100 billion per year for climate finance supported by strengthening the Multilateral Development Banks. Speaking at the conclusion
By HIMAL KOTELAWALA ECONOMYNEXT – If Sri Lanka allows elections to distract from the path of recovery, stabilization and growth, the country will be hit by a fresh crisis far worse than any before, former central bank governor Indrajit Coomaraswamy said. Speaking at a forum organized by Cal, a Colombo-based investment banking group, Coomaraswamy said […]
[…]The post Channel 4’s Easter Sunday: The IMF Descends Amid An Over The Horizon Operation Staring ‘Sonic-Sonic’? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
World leaders have been gathering in India ahead of a G20 summit between nations that are divided on many issues, the biggest being the war in Ukraine following Russia’s invasion. On Friday evening US President Joe Biden met his host, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with the leaders pledging cooperation in a raft of areas. […]
US President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have pledged to deepen ties between their two countries, as the leaders held direct talks ahead of a Group of 20 summit in New Delhi at the weekend. In a joint statement on Friday, shortly after Biden landed in the Indian capital, the US and […]
Sri Lanka expects to forge major deals in its debt restructuring this month as the International Monetary Fund conducts the first review of its $3 billion loan program.The post Sri Lanka Expects Major Debt Restructuring Deals as IMF to Review Bailout appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka
Singaporeans have chosen Tharman Shanmugaratnam as their next president – but many would have let out a small sigh of disappointment as they did so. On Friday, the former top minister won a record 70.4% of the votes, comfortably beating two other candidates in the country’s first contested presidential election in more than a decade. […]
Sri Lanka's key inflation rate eased to 4% in August from 6.3% a month ago, the statistics department said on Thursday, marking continued stabilisation for the crisis-ridden economy.The post Sri Lanka’s key inflation rate eases to 4% in August appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
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