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The Group of Seven (G7) nations, Australia and the European Union have agreed on a $60 per barrel price cap on Russian seaborne crude oil as part of an international campaign to curb Russia s ability to finance its war against Ukraine through energy sales.
FitchRatings has downgraded Sri Lanka’s Long-Term Local-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘CC’, from ‘CCC’, and has affirmed the Long-Term Foreign-Currency IDR at ‘RD’ (Restricted Default). Fitch typically does not assign Outlooks to ratings of ‘CCC+’ or below. Fitch has also removed the Long-Term Local-Currency IDR from Under Criteria Observation, on which it was placed […]
Fitch Ratings has downgraded Sri Lanka’s Long-Term Local-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘CC’, from ‘CCC’, and has affirmed the Long-Term Foreign-Currency IDR at ‘RD’ (Restricted Default). Fitch typically does not assign Outlooks to ratings of ‘CCC+’ or below. Fitch has also removed the Long-Term Local-Currency IDR from Under Criteria O...
BY Lili Bayer At one end, China hawks like the U.S. are trying to converge NATO’s goals with their own desire to constrain Beijing. At the other are China softliners like Hungary who want to engage Beijing. Then there’s a vast and shifting middle: hawks that don’t want to overly antagonize Beijing; softliners that still […]
President Xi Jinping revives interaction with world leaders after securing his third term of power at the communist party’s 20th congress last month. He makes it apparent that in full control of power internally, he now wants to bolster China’s image in the world as its tensions rise with the West. Within days of the […]
The Security Council was briefed by Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, Ruchira Kamboj about the crucial aspects of the work that is taken care of by the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) and the efforts of CTC under India’s Chairship of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED). ‘As Chair of the Security Council Counter-Terrorism […]
Iran is ready to fulfil the energy needs of India, said Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri who is visiting India as part of political consultations between the two countries. “Both countries enjoy different types of cooperation in the economic sphere. They are partners and complete each other — their economies are complementary. Iran enjoys […]
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar recently held talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow. Both leaders spoke on a wide range of issues pertaining to bilateral, regional and global matters. During the meeting, the Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said, “Covid, trade difficulties have taken a toll on the global economy, and […]
By Ramesh Khan At the beginning of the year 2022, none in Sri Lanka would have thought that the end of the pandemic would not signal the end of misery. Instead, it signaled the advent of misery in forms that had been unknown to the Sri Lankans until now. A country filled with tourist spots, […]
Rishi Sunak has pledged £50m in defence aid to Ukraine as he met President Volodymyr Zelensky in his first visit to Kyiv since becoming prime minister. Mr Sunak said it was “deeply humbling” to be in Kyiv and that the UK would continue to stand by Ukraine. “Since the first days
India and Indonesia think tanks – The Centre for Global Affairs and Public Policy (CGAPP) and Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (INDEF) respectively, held a discussion on “G20 and Global Dynamics” and recognized the impact of close bilateral cooperation. Indonesia is all set to host the G20 summit at Bali from November 15-17. What is equally significant is that I...
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Sri Lanka abstained from voting on a resolution at the UN General Assembly that calls for Russia to pay war reparations to Ukraine. India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Israel, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa and Sri Lanka were among the countries that abstained. The UN
The ‘Countdown to the Middle East Crown – Series 5 Boxing’, organised by DJMC Events UAE, will be held on November 26, at the Hotel Shangri-la Ballroom from 6.00 pm, with doors opening earlier. The event would comprise 10 bouts, featuring 20 professional boxers and three Championship Titles. The ‘Countdown to the Middle East Crown’, […]
By MAHADIYA HAMZA ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s tourism revival is facing a challenge in bringing in more high spending foreign visitors due to increasing protests locally while monetary tightening, impacts of Russian invasion into Ukraine, and rising inflation globally.The move is likely to slow
At least eight million tonnes carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent have been emitted from February to September this year as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, that started on February 24, 2022, a team of researchers announced at Sharm El-Sheikh November 9, 2022.The greenhouse gas impact
Unbridled industrialization of the developed countries is the root cause of climate change, leaving the poor to suffer the consequences, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said addressing the COP27 Climate Change Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.The post Developing countries worst affected by rising emissions from industrialized world and must be compensated – President appeared first on Sri...
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By Rebecca Bundhun India’s economy and equity markets are outperforming most of their global peers. Despite a slew of challenges including macroeconomic headwinds stemming from Russia’s war in Ukraine, elevated crude oil prices and tightening liquidity globally, the growth story of Asia
Tamil Guardian asks: The UK policy, regarding mainly Sri Lankan Tamils held in Diego Garcia, is likely to remain unchanged. Some of those who reached Diego Garcia, home for the strategic US military base, over a year ago, have already been sent back “voluntarily” to Sri Lanka. They returned in the wake of the UK […]
President Ranil Wickremesinghe says he took over the Titanic after it hit the iceberg and now he is trying to move the ship off the iceberg. He says once the Titanic is moved off the iceberg the country can move forward. The President said that Sri Lanka has declared itself bankrupt and the Government is […]
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The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), in its annual financial report, has outlined a fund of USD 100 million for crisis-hit Sri Lanka.The post AIIB outlines USD 100 million fund for Sri Lanka appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
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The shrinking value of the currencies of most developing economies is driving up food and fuel prices in ways that could deepen the food and energy crises that many of them already face, according to the World Bank’s latest Commodity Markets Outlook report.The post Currency depreciations risk intensifying global food, energy crisis – World Bank appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Break...
Decades on, the UN endures but its dilemmas as regards the major powers continue unresolved. The latest development in international politics that helped highlight this problem is the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February this year. It is plain to see that the UN is helpless
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