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[…]The post Is Ranil Wickremesinghe Unelectable? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Ranil Vs. AKD: Who Will Blink First? (Category: Breaking News)
- Politics Devoid Of Doctrine Is Empty & Harmful In The Long-Run; Premadasa, RW & MR Are Examples (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF Relief Is Momentary, Blackhole Of A Gulf Between ‘Haves’ & ‘Have-Nots’ Is Widening! (Category: Breaking News)
- Cockiness; What Price? (Category: Breaking News)
Monetary policy transmission to the real economy in Sri Lanka is still incomplete, the governor of the country's central bank, Nandalal Weerasinghe, said at a LSEG FX Community Event on Monday.The post Sri Lanka central bank chief: monetary policy transmission still incomplete appeared
- Sri Lanka central bank to consider a single policy rate mechanism (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka signals pause after four rate cuts as IMF loan awaited (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to introduce new central bank law, inflation target (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Chief says Money printing has drastically reduced in 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
As Sri Lanka embarks on debt restructuring negotiations with key lenders in parallel to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) initiatives, it is useful to consider China’s importance as one of Sri Lanka’s top lenders. China has so far not joined the common platform of negotiators on Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring, though it has joined as […]
- Sri Lanka completes debt restructuring talks with Japan (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka has miles to go for IMF debt relief and salvaging the payments crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- Some creditors want to restructure Sri Lanka’s debt without China (Category: Breaking News)
- President urges China to change tune on debt (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Restructuring The Economy: A Stock Take appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- IMF, ATA & RW’s Consolidation (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF Economics & 13A Politics: Recipe For Unrest (Category: Breaking News)
- NPP & Its Critics (Category: Breaking News)
- Glocalization Without Financialization (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe addressed the United National Party (UNP) May Day celebrations held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo yesterday (May 01) through video technology.The post Sri Lanka President says Let 2048 be the year of development for Sri Lanka appeared first on Sri Lanka Breaking News and Top Headlines - ONLANKA News.
- Government’s objective is to develop Sri Lanka as a thriving nation by 2048 (Category: Breaking News)
- Let us collectively join hands to make 2048 the year of development in Sri Lanka – President (Category: Breaking News)
- President to intensify focus on national unity, youth aspirations (Category: Breaking News)
- Elections will be held in accordance with the Constitution, Presidential poll in 2024 – President (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post IMF Forecasts & Systemic Crisis appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Restructuring The Economy: A Stock Take (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF, ATA & RW’s Consolidation (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF’s Concern On Corruption (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF’s Prescription: Panacea Or Palliative? (Category: Breaking News)
IMF assistance should be considered a temporary solution and must be supplemented with the implementation of sound and sustainable policies. Moreover, all political parties need to take a moderate and sensible approach that will ensure a long term recovery, the Chamber of Young Lankan Entrepreneurs (COYLE) said in a press release. The release: ‘The Chamber […]
- Call for urgent tax reform and state sector restructuring (Category: Breaking News)
- ADB: Political stability essential amidst controversy over LG polls and 13A (Category: Breaking News)
- Idac Chief Rohitha Silva new Chairman of COYLE (Category: Business)
- WCIC Awards to recognise and honour exceptional women entrepreneurs across Sri Lanka and SAARC r... (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Janatha Aragalaya: The People’s Struggle In Sri Lanka appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Exit Of The Old Guard & The Arrival Of The New (Category: Breaking News)
- Modi-Wickremesinghe Tamil Drama (Category: Breaking News)
- Saboteurs & Charlatans Of Reconciliation (Category: Breaking News)
- Diaspora Tamils & 13A (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post IMF Bailout: Why This Concern About Good Governance, Anti-Corruption Laws & An Independent Central Bank? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- IMF Bailout Conditions Plus New Central Bank Act Will Close Doors To Modern Monetary Theory (Category: Breaking News)
- Good Governance & Economic Development (Category: Breaking News)
- Good Governance & Economic Development – Part III (Category: Breaking News)
- Good Governance & Economic Development – Part II (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post IMF Bailout Conditions Plus New Central Bank Act Will Close Doors To Modern Monetary Theory appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- SC Judgment, Fiscal Philosophy, & Long-Term Decisions For A Brighter Future (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To Ranilnomics: Actual Tax Payment Is Not What One Pays Today (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To Currency Board Systems: Steve Hanke’s Crusade For Currency Boards (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil’s Biggest Woe: What To Do When Fiscal & Monetary Policies Have Failed & Are Still Falling? (Category: Breaking News)
Hatch has joined forces with Draper Startup House to unveil Colombo’s first-ever co-living space. The space marks the first phase of Hatch’s strategic partnership with Draper Startup House, and was officially opened by Silicon Valley billionaire investor Tim Draper during his recent visit to Sri Lanka. Through this initiative, Hatch serves to encourage digital nomad […]
- Hatch Enters Partnership with Draper Startup House to Strengthen Sri Lanka’s Position as a Start... (Category: Breaking News)
- Hatch Opens Applications for AccelerateHer 2.0: An Accelerator Program for Budding Female Entrep... (Category: Breaking News)
- Hatch fund secures investment from Mountain Lion Ventures (Category: Breaking News)
- Hatch and Sarvodaya launch “GoviLab” AgriTech Accelerator as part of National Agriculture Transf... (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Ranil’s Arrogance Will Destroy Him For Good appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Calm Before The Storm! Aragalaya -’22 Has Rested Enough!!! (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil Vs. AKD: Who Will Blink First? (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF Relief Is Momentary, Blackhole Of A Gulf Between ‘Haves’ & ‘Have-Nots’ Is Widening! (Category: Breaking News)
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Unmasking The Likes Of Cabraals; A National Imperative! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Can Sri Lanka Come Out Of Its ‘Deer In The Headlights’ Mindset? (Category: Breaking News)
- With Impunity Remaining Normalised, What Hope For Sri Lanka? (Category: Breaking News)
- Lack of Common Sense Of A Time-Expired President (Category: Breaking News)
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Continuing Corruption: Begging IMF: Increasing Taxes appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Failed Economy: Bribery & Corruption To Maintain Power (Category: Breaking News)
- Corruption & Lack Of Common-Sense; Presidential Brutalities (Category: Breaking News)
- Government-Sponsored Terrorism In Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Downward Spiralling Economy: Increased Govt Spending & Reduced Revenue (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Go Set A Watchman appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Qualified Candidates Essential For System Change (Category: Breaking News)
- Chasing The Mirage Of National Reconciliation (Category: Breaking News)
- What Is To Be Done? – Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Category: Breaking News)
- Musings On A New Constitution (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Ranil’s Debt Driven Growth Strategy appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Futility Of “Ranilnomics” Without Systemic Change (Category: Breaking News)
- Glocalization Without Financialization (Category: Breaking News)
- Systemic Drain (Category: Breaking News)
- RW’s National Policy & National Council (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka is caught in a geopolitical cold war between China and India, analysts say
- Sri Lanka to reach ECTA deal with India and FTA with China (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to revive FTA talks with India, China and Thailand (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka: Indian push to finalise trade agreement sparks protests in Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka: Indian push to finalise trade agreement sparks protests in Colombo (Category: Breaking News)
India's Jay Jay Mills already has factories employing 9,500 workers
- Fabric Fate (Category: Business)
- Margin Effect (Category: Business)
- Fabric Fortunes (Category: Business)
- Fabric Fortunes (Category: Business)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe today assured the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Samantha Power, that he will go through with the proposed electoral reforms. “We are also bringing in the new anti-terrorist legislation. I’m going to call the Parliament to say once and for all that they must agree on electoral […]
- President to attend funeral of Queen Elizabeth II (Category: Breaking News)
- Eight new foreign diplomats meet President Wickremesinghe (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil says India and Sri Lanka are two sides of same coin (Category: Breaking News)
- President questions silence of students from top schools on ragging (Category: Breaking News)
Race between Ranil and Dullas
- Sri Lanka opposition move to express parliament’s dissatisfaction with president defeated (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka ruling party MP Ranjith Bandara appointed COPE chair (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian shipment of rice, milk powder, medicines worth 2bn arrive in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s US$74 rice grant to reach Sri Lanka by end June (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Sri Lankan Economy Heading Towards A Dangerous Phase appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Lanka-Arab Relations (Category: Breaking News)
- The President, IMF & System Change (Category: Breaking News)
- What Next For Aragalaya? (Category: Breaking News)
- Restructuring The Economy: A Stock Take (Category: Breaking News)
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has warned that the next three weeks will be tough for Sri Lanka. Speaking in Parliament today, the Prime Minister said that the public must use fuel and gas as carefully as possible. He also said that unessential travel should be limited as much as possible. “Therefore, I urge all citizens […]
- PM warns Sri Lanka facing threat of hitting rock bottom (Category: Breaking News)
- An Exit Strategy From The Crisis: Agenda For Shared Revival Of Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Government’s objective is to develop Sri Lanka as a thriving nation by 2048 (Category: Breaking News)
- Special Statement Delivered By President Ranil Wickremesinghe: Full Text (Category: Breaking News)
Wickremesinghe also warned against being hyper-focused on the past.
- Sri Lanka to reach IMF staff level agreement, debt restructuring framework by end July: PM (Category: Breaking News)
- President reveals govt s action plan for socio-economic reforms and accelerated development (Category: Breaking News)
- The Senseless Killing Of 19A By 21A! (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil likely to go for presidential poll first – sources (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka is to seek assistance from Paris Club lenders and the G7, Minister of Foreign Affairs Professor G.L. Peiris said. Foreign Minister Peiris requested continued support from Japan, both bilaterally and through multilateral channels, to mitigate the economic challenges in Sri Lanka. Minister Peiris explained that the Government of Sri Lanka will seek assistance […]
- Central mechanism to be established to streamline requests for assistance (Category: Breaking News)
- Empathy and understanding sought by Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Iran assures continued assistance to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- UK exploring avenues of support towards Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
It is necessary that the policymakers do not make the mistake of not listening to the experts in the industry
- A new program is essential to propel the plantation industry forward, encompassing the tea secto... (Category: Breaking News)
- Industry discusses Ceylon Tea’s ‘ExclusiviTea’ (Category: Business)
- Tea traders call for a wage cut (Category: Business)
- CTTA completes Colombo Tea Auction study with MTI (Category: Business)
Indo-Lanka relations Indo-Lanka relations have been cordial ever since the two countries gained independence. The most notable act of magnanimity on the part of India was to cede the Island of Katchchathivu to Sri Lanka through an agreement between the two countries. Relations have intermittently been strained due to domestic ethnic issue having had a ...
- Fair winds for Sri Lanka maritime hub (Category: Business)
- Enhancing shipping traffic to Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Export or stagnate (Category: Business)
The Sri Lanka Economic Association or SLEA, the long-standing professional body of economists of Sri Lanka, has published some selected papers presented at its Annual Sessions in October 2011 in a volume titled ‘Achieving Economic Goals in the Midst of Global Challenges,’ the theme of the sessions. The volume, edited by two veteran economists – ...
- SLEA to release book on ‘Achieving Economic Goals in the midst of Global challenges’ (Category: Business)
- Achieving economic goals amidst global challenges (Category: Business)
- Challenging year for Asia Pacific: UNESCAP report (Category: Business)
Case study Middle East Sri Lanka is one of the most sought-after tourist destinations in the world. It is surrounded by the Indian Ocean strategically located between West Asia and South East Asia and has been an important stop on the silk route or the Silk Road. It has all requirements to be one ...
- Unified branding in the tourism industry (Category: Business)
- Showcasing Sri Lanka and driving demand (Category: Business)
- Marketing an emerging tourism destination in Asia (Category: Business)
President of the UNCSD, Secretary General of the UN, excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, it is indeed a great pleasure for me to be here in Rio de Janeiro and to share my thoughts at this momentous event. The presence of so many Heads of State and Governments, Senior Ministers, Officials and thousands of members of ...
- Rio+20 and the developing world (Category: Business)
- President faults developed nations for environmental crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- Saving environment: not task of developing countries alone: President at Rio+20 (Category: Breaking News)
- World leaders gather at RIO for Sustainable Summit (Category: Breaking News)
Historically, capital markets have played an important role in the development of market economies and therefore the development of efficient regulation of securities too has become increasingly important. While fostering the development of the economy, the capital markets also play an important equalising role. Viz – it attracts the participation of a large number of ...
- SEC To Work Towards Strengthening Investor Protection (Category: Business)
- Regulatory framework in place for Exchange Traded Funds (Category: Business)
- Top Govt. politico among investors summoned by SEC via ‘fiery’ notice (Category: Business)
- ‘Those who live by the Dhamma are protected by the Dhamma’ SEC Chief tells investors (Category: Business)
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