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Responding to media reports that the IMF wouldn’t take up Sri Lanka’s financial crisis, before the end of this year, State Finance Minister Shehan Semasinghe yesterday (14) said that the government was yet to receive assurances from its bilateral creditors, as regards debt restructuring
Regular revelations, pertaining to high profile scams that had undermined revenue collection, underline the pathetic failure on the part of Parliament to ensure financial discipline. The Central Bank, five-member Monetary Board, Cabinet of Ministers and Parliament as an institution should accept the responsibility for the current crisis. The likes of Bandula Gunawardena continue to pursue […...
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By R M M Lilani A significant shift in the chaotic foreign policy of the Sri Lankan government has raised the idea of Japan once more acquiring the East Container Terminal (ECT), as the International Monetary Fund works to ameliorate Sri Lanka’s current financial crisis. After signing a MoU
The three-year-old is losing weight and complains of leg pains and weakness. The doctor's diagnosis is clear - Nitisha is underfed and malnourished.The post Sri Lanka’s children go hungry as food prices soar appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
Amendments to Exchange Control Act contemplated By Shamindra Ferdinando State Finance Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya yesterday (07) said the government would introduce some amendments to the Exchange Control Act No 12 of 2017 as part of its response to the continuing financial crisis. The SLFPer
Global lenders including the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank and the IMF are planning coordinated assistance to help Sri Lanka recover from its economic crisis, the government said on Tuesday.The post Global lenders eye coordinated assistance for Sri Lanka – Government appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
The 20th Communist Party Congress of China may put a hold on the Chinese restructuring talks with Sri Lanka to secure the $2.9 billion facility to revive the ailing economy. The deadline was set for December, but it may be extended to January, according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. China is the main […]
Saudi Arabia’s NEOM smart city offers a great opportunity for Sri Lankan professionals and skilled workers, a government minister from the South Asian nation said.The post NEOM offers Sri Lankan workers ‘lifetime opportunity,’ minister says appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
The Paris Club creditor nations are proposing a 10-year moratorium on Sri Lankan debt and another 15 years of debt restructuring as a formula to resolve the current financial crisis in the Island nation. While the Paris Club is still to formally reach out to India and China, two of Sri Lanka’s
Putting equal onus on rich global north and developing global south, the Paris Club creditor nations are proposing a 10-year moratorium on Sri Lankan debt and another 15 years of debt restructuring as a formula to resolve the current financial crisis in the island nation, the Hindustan Times
Putting equal onus on rich global north and developing global south, the Paris Club creditor nations are proposing a 10-year moratorium on Sri Lankan debt and another 15 years of debt restructuring as a formula to resolve the current financial crisis in the island nation, the Hindustan Times
ECONOMYNEXT —TNA Batticaloa District MP Shanakiyan Rasamanickam, who has been on the warpath with Beijing over an apparent lethargy in helping the crisis-hit Sri Lanka to restructure its debt, has warned of a “China, go home” protest campaign similar to the “Gota, go home” protests that unseated the country’s powerful former president in July. The […]
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=AG alleges Inland Revenue withheld info citing Constitution By Shamindra Ferdinando The Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) yesterday (02) asked the government to explain its continuing failure to recover as much as Rs 773 bn in taxes, penalties and interest against the backdrop of unprecedented new tax hikes to bridge the record deficit. GMOA Secretary […]
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Anwar Ibrahim has been sworn in as Malaysia’s 10th prime minister, marking an incredible comeback for a man who was first lined up for the job in the boom years of the 1990s before he was suddenly sacked and jailed. The 75-year-old veteran politician took the oath of office in the presence […]
Anwar Ibrahim has been named Malaysia’s new prime minister, marking an incredible comeback for a man who was first lined up for the job in the boom years of the 1990s before he was suddenly sacked and jailed. Anwar’s Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition won the most seats in the weekend’s election, but no one party or […]
Sri Lanka's central bank on Thursday threatened administrative intervention to control high market interest rates that it regarded as out of line with the inflation outlook.The post Central Bank of Sri Lanka threatens administrative measures over high market interest rates appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
The Overall rate of inflation as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) on a Year-On-Year basis was 70.6% in October 2022, compared to 73.7% in September 2022.The post Sri Lanka’s inflation slows down to 70.6% in October 2022 appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
Sri Lanka has postponed a round of debt restructuring talks initially expected to be held on Thursday to allow central bank and treasury officials to provide clarifications sought by the country's creditors, its state minister of finance said.The post Sri Lanka postpones debt restructuring talks, hopes for IMF deal in December appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ...
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Sri Lanka unveils a budget on Monday attempting to put the South Asian government's finances in order, with reforms to advance a $2.9 global billion bailout from the island's worst financial crisis since independence in 1948.The post Sri Lanka budget to seek recovery for crisis-hit economy appeared
By Amal Jayasinghe Dozens of state-owned Sri Lankan companies employing tens of thousands of people could be restructured or closed as part of an IMF bailout of the bankrupt country, with the country’s airline top of the list for reform.With nearly 6,000 staff, SriLankan Airlines is the biggest and most expensive of the cash-haemorrhaging, sclerotic […]
Sri Lanka's new government will release the 2023 budget on Monday focused on boosting revenue, implementing tax reforms and fiscal consolidation to secure an IMF bailout package to help the country recover from its worst financial crisis in decades.The post Sri Lanka’s 2023 budget aims
Dozens of state-owned Sri Lankan companies employing tens of thousands of people could be restructured or closed as part of an IMF bailout of the bankrupt country, with the country's airline top of the list for reform.The post Turbulence ahead: Airline on the block in Sri Lanka reforms appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
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Sri Lanka said it held a productive meeting with its bilateral creditors, which include India and China, on Thursday as the country looks to restructure its debt and carve a path out of its worst financial crisis in decades.The post Sri Lanka holds debt restructuring talks with bilateral creditors