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[…]The post US Vulnerabilities Coalesce appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- War On China? – I: Justifications For War: Thucydides “Trap”, Clash Of Civilisations, Domino The... (Category: Breaking News)
- Globally, A Rightward Political Shift Is Visible (Category: Breaking News)
- Social Democracy, The NPP’s Tasks & Global Extremism (Category: Breaking News)
- Capitalism On Life Support: Planetary Bounds To Market-Lead Growth (Category: Breaking News)
Investors are waiting for directions from budget policies - analysts
- Sri Lanka shares fall on profit taking (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka shares gain over 2-pct in mid-day trade on positive interim budget (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka stocks gain for third straight session led by market heavyweights (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka shares gain over 2-pct in mid-day trade (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post ‘Make The Economy Scream’: Whither The Asian 21st Century? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Beyond The Myth Of TINA To The IMF: The New Development Bank In The Asian 21st Century (Category: Breaking News)
- The Paris Club, Dollar Debt Colonialism & Asia’s New “Donors”: Reforming The International Aid A... (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF, Sri Lanka’s Resource Curse & Privatization Of The Central Bank (Category: Breaking News)
- Channel 4’s Easter Sunday: The IMF Descends Amid An Over The Horizon Operation Staring ‘Sonic-So... (Category: Breaking News)
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Moscow has secured a long-term Credit Line from the Government of the Russian Federation in order to procure fuel to Sri Lanka, the embassy said.The post Sri Lanka secures a long-term Credit Line from Russia to procure fuel appeared first on Sri Lanka News
- Sri Lanka secures long-term credit line from Russia (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka secures long-term credit line from Russia to procure fuel (Category: Breaking News)
- India extends USD 1 Billion Credit Line for Sri Lanka until March 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka s credit line with India extended by $200 million for fuel (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka has secured a long-term credit line from the Government of the Russian Federation, the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Moscow said. The Embassy said that on the 17th October 2022, a productive discussion was held with the Russian Government on the possibility of obtaining a long term credit line in order to procure […]
- Sri Lanka secures a long-term Credit Line from Russia to procure fuel (Category: Breaking News)
- Fuel stocks sufficient for only around five days (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka looks to enhance ties with Russia (Category: Breaking News)
- India denies water cannon supplied to Sri Lanka under credit line (Category: Breaking News)
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Moscow announced that a productive discussion was held with the Russian Government on the possibility of obtaining a long term credit line in order to procure fuel to Sri Lanka.
- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Flavour (Category: Business)
- Seeking Direction (Category: Business)
The 11-days that India’s External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar allocated for his recent visit to the United States (US) to attend the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and numerous other multilateral and bilateral events were a sign of the increasing confidence and assertiveness that India is now displaying on the […]
- Crime syndicate venturing into terrorism getting state hospitality in neighboring country: India... (Category: Breaking News)
- Number of Times China Blocked UN from Designating Pakistan-based Militants as ‘Global Terrorists’ (Category: Breaking News)
- India to deliberate on UN reforms, global counter-terrorism during December presidency of UNSC (Category: Breaking News)
- India, Pakistan foreign ministers trade heated barbs on ‘terror’ (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka approved legislation on Tuesday to let companies from oil-producing nations import and sell fuel as it attempts to cope with a steep oil bill that deepened its worst financial crisis in decades.The post Sri Lanka approves law to liberalize petroleum imports appeared first on Sri Lanka
- Price of 92 Octane Petrol increased in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Fuel consumption in Sri Lanka drops 50% in December (Category: Breaking News)
- First two Sinopec fuel shipments to arrive in Sri Lanka in August (Category: Breaking News)
- National Fuel Pass to be introduced today in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
A military aircraft has crashed in a residential area of the southern Russian town of Yeysk, killing at least four people and injuring up to 25. An apartment block was set on fire and emergency services called in. A nearby school was evacuated, reports say. Russia’s defence ministry said the plane, a Su-34 fighter bomber, […]
- Kyiv hit by new massive Russian drone attack (Category: Breaking News)
- Rishi Sunak visits President Zelensky in Kyiv as he pledges £50m in aid (Category: Breaking News)
- Putin signs Ukraine annexation laws amid military setbacks (Category: Breaking News)
- Zelensky wants Xi Jinping meeting following China’s peace plan (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Putin’s Last Stand appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Russian Presidential Election Results (Category: Breaking News)
- Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping & Joe Biden (Category: Breaking News)
- Ancient Values Influence Behaviour Centuries Later (Category: Breaking News)
- The Ugly New Face Of Terrorism (Category: Breaking News)
My final column set out a 10-point highway map for vitality atmanirbharta (Constructing the long run, IE September 5). On this article, I’ll elaborate on considered one of them: The significance of pure fuel because the bridge gasoline in direction of that aim. The set off for this elaboration
- Pharmaceutical industry warns against unilateral decision on pricing (Category: Breaking News)
- Bondholders and Sri Lanka fail to agree on restructuring terms (Category: Breaking News)
- Government to register fuel consumers at fuel stations (Category: Breaking News)
- PUCSL Chairman claims fuel price can be reduced further (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka tourism is yet to see large foreign visitors after political crisis ended.
- IPO To Raise Rs. 400 mn (Category: Breaking News)
- Apparel producers decry 400% off-peak electricty price hike (Category: Breaking News)
- US$ 400 m India-SL energy transaction in the pipeline (Category: Business)
- $ 400 m IMF lifeline for struggling Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
By Easwaran Rutnam Fuel prices in Sri Lanka will be increased even as OPEC agreed steep oil production cuts, President Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament today. The President said that fuel prices will be increased by December/January in line with an expected rise in global oil prices
- Fuel prices likely to be reduced in April (Category: Breaking News)
- CPC and LIOC slash fuel prices (Category: Breaking News)
- Fuel prices increased (Category: Breaking News)
- Fuel prices slashed (Category: Breaking News)
A look at global debt statistics would show that almost all countries, irrespective of their economic status, obtain loans. The USA, the second richest country on the basis of PPP index, has a debt burden of more than 100% of their GDP, which is much more than some of the developing countries such as Brunei […]
- Forbes: Lanka, Pakistan and Maldives among biggest debt burdens to China (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Trap Lessons (Category: Breaking News)
- Central Bank eyeing USD 8 -10 billion currency reserves in 3-4 years (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranawaka: It’s possible to prosecute those who bankrupted country (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Paris Club, Dollar Debt Colonialism & Asia’s New “Donors”: Reforming The International Aid Architecture? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Debt Restructuring As Rocket Science: The IMF, Green, Blue & Pink-Washing BlackRock? (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Make The Economy Scream’: Whither The Asian 21st Century? (Category: Breaking News)
- Gota Back In The USA & A Chilling Killing: Welcome To 2023 A (Virtual) Realty In A Post-Truth Wo... (Category: Breaking News)
- Alternatives To The IMF & The Future Of The Welfare State: Beyond The Blame Game Between Superpo... (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Child’s Guide To Ranilnomics: Proposed Debt Restructuring Will Pose More Issues Than Answers appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Child’s Guide To Debt Restructuring: Not A Cakewalk But A Task Entailing Hard Work (Category: Breaking News)
- Foreign Debt Restructuring: Too Late & Too Short To Get Out Of The Debt Trap (Category: Breaking News)
- A Child’s Guide To Demand Of 182 Academics For Cancelling Sri Lanka’s Foreign Debt (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To Ranilnomics: Actual Tax Payment Is Not What One Pays Today (Category: Breaking News)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was hailed at the United Nations General Assembly for his message to Russian President Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine war, by the US and France at the UNGA meeting in New York. On the sidelines of the SCO summit in Samarkand on September 16, PM Modi had said “today’s era isn’t […]
- Emirates inaugurates non-stop daily service to Washington, DC (Category: Business)
- Will Modi’s soft power diplomacy be an antidote to Russia–Ukraine War? (Category: Breaking News)
- DC Comics ‘investigating’ Proud Boys over illegal use of logo for DC rally (Category: USA, New York)
- DC Comics ‘investigating’ Proud Boys over illegal use of logo for DC rally (Category: USA, New York)
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- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Flavour (Category: Business)
- Seeking Direction (Category: Business)
The Sri Lankan authorities continue negotiations with Russia on the provision of a loan to buy Russian fuel, Sri Lankan Minister of Transport and Highways and Minister of Mass Media Bandula Gunawardena said on Saturday in an interview with Sputnik.The post Sri Lanka, Russia continue talks on loan
- Sri Lanka, Russia continue talks on loan for Russian oil products (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka mulls buying Russian oil & fertilizers (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka seeks investors for nuclear power plants (Category: Breaking News)
- India expects $8-$9 Billion bilateral trade with Russia, Sri Lanka in two months (Category: Breaking News)
The Sri Lankan authorities continue negotiations with Russia on the provision of a loan to buy Russian fuel, Sri Lankan Minister of Transport and Highways and Minister of Mass Media Bandula Gunawardena said on Saturday in an interview with Sputnik.
[…]The post How We Came To This Pass – On The “Non-Rule Of Law System” appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- How We Came To This Pass: A Quest For Scapegoats (Category: Breaking News)
- How We Came To This Pass – The Aragalaya Challenge (Category: Breaking News)
- Two Challenges: Economic Recovery & Political Devolution – IV (Category: Breaking News)
- How We Came To This Pass – Waiting On IMF (Category: Breaking News)
The United Nations food chief has warned the world is facing “a global emergency of unprecedented magnitude” with up to 345 million people marching towards starvation – and 70 million pushed closer to starvation by the war in Ukraine.David Beasley, Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme, told the UN Security Council on Thursday […]
- Famine looming over South but no abatement of big power tensions (Category: Breaking News)
- More than 6 million Sri Lankans facing food insecurity- UN (Category: Breaking News)
- WFP says three in 10 Sri Lankans are food insecure (Category: Breaking News)
- Rajitha says families suffering from food insecurity has jumped by 400% (Category: Breaking News)
"If the ministry is able to sign a contract with a supplier now, we should have coal by the end of next month."
- Power cuts during today as well (Category: Breaking News)
- How long will power cuts be? (Category: Breaking News)
- Video: Election cuts (Category: Video)
- Sri Lanka says no more power cuts, until further notice (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Downward Spiralling Economy: Increased Govt Spending & Reduced Revenue appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Taking Dictatorial Steps To Control Public Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Lack of Common Sense Of A Time-Expired President (Category: Breaking News)
- Corruption & Lack Of Common-Sense; Presidential Brutalities (Category: Breaking News)
- Government-Sponsored Terrorism In Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
PUCSL warns of power cuts if coal imports stop
- Sri Lanka to call fresh tenders for coal: Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka pays USD 295 per MT of coal while Russian companies sell it at USD160! (Category: Breaking News)
- Advance payment for coal cargo completed today (Category: Breaking News)
- Minister Kanchana says coal tender awarded to lowest bidder (Category: Breaking News)
The government procurement system does not allow long term contracts.
[…]The post War On China? – VI: India & The US: Forward Policy & The Brzezinskian Project appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- War On China? – III: Pivot To East (Category: Breaking News)
- To Be Or Not To Be (A US Military Base) (Category: Breaking News)
- Two Challenges: Economic Recovery, Political Devolution – II (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Past Is Prologue For China (Category: Breaking News)
Companies from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, USA, China, India, Russia, UK, Malaysia, Norway and the Philippines
By Easwaran Rutnam Several foreign companies have made offers to import and sell fuel in Sri Lanka. Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera said that 24 company’s from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, USA, China, India, Russia, UK, Malaysia, Norway and the Philippines have submitted proposals
- CEB officials placed on compulsory leave (Category: Breaking News)
- Kanchana insists revision of CEB tariffs a must (Category: Breaking News)
- Claims of a 10-hour power cut in 2023 rubbished (Category: Breaking News)
- Solar energy proposed to counter high electricity tariffs (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Privatizing Sri Lanka Ex-Ante IMF Bailout Of BlackRock: Adani Greenwash In Mannar & Pooneryn appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Debt Restructuring As Rocket Science: The IMF, Green, Blue & Pink-Washing BlackRock? (Category: Breaking News)
- The Paris Club, Dollar Debt Colonialism & Asia’s New “Donors”: Reforming The International Aid A... (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF, Sri Lanka’s Resource Curse & Privatization Of The Central Bank (Category: Breaking News)
- Alternatives To The IMF & The Future Of The Welfare State: Beyond The Blame Game Between Superpo... (Category: Breaking News)
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