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BY Ajeyo Basu New Delhi: Since its creation in 1947, Pakistan has based the very purpose of its existance on establishing Muslim rule over ‘Hindu’ India. However, the setbacks in the wars of 1965 and 1971 made the Pakistan Army – the actual rulers of the impoverished country – realise the futility of direct military confrontation […]
The media has been accused of damaging Sri Lanka’s image by publishing negative stories and photographs. Media Minister Bandula Gunawardana said that Sri Lanka’s image took a severe beating in the recent past. He said that tourists are not convinced they can move around Sri Lanka freely. Gunawardana said tourists are reminded of images of […]
Sri Lanka’s inflation is expected to significantly cool in the coming months after peaking near 70% this year, and the nation may gradually relax a currency band as inflows improve, central bank governor Nandalal Weerasinghe said.The post Sri Lanka’s inflation expected to significantly cool in the coming months – CBSL Governor appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in ...
[…]The post Who Has Printed The Biggest Quantity Of Money? Lakshman, Cabraal Or Nandalal? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
The dramatic fuel shortages that accompanied mass protests in Sri Lanka earlier this year may have eased, but for millions of Sri Lankans the economic crisis is worse than ever, said a report by the Amnesty International. It said: This month, the United Nations renewed a humanitarian appeal, stating that 28 percent of the population faces […]
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Sri Lanka's central bank is expected to keep rates steady as inflation shows signs of easing and as authorities focus on discussions to secure a $2.9 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout to stabilise its crisis-hit economy.The post Sri Lanka to hold rates as inflation slows slightly, focus on IMF bailout appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA Ne...
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, […]
Kerosene is to be dispatched daily to meet the requirements of the fishing community in Sri Lanka, the President’s Media Division said today. Director General (Community Affairs) at the President’s Office, Keerthi Thennakoon, has sent a special letter dated 22 November 2022 to the District Secretaries, Provincial Fisheries Ministry Secretaries and Provincial Cooperative Ministry Secret...
Sri Lanka is in talks with the United Nations Development Programme and other agencies for a debt-for-nature swap programme, as the South Asian island faces its worst economic crisis in decades.The post Sri Lanka looks at debt relief through nature conservation – report appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
(Al Jazeera) Countries at the United Nations COP27 climate summit in Egypt have adopted a final agreement that establishes a fund to help poor nations cope with the extreme weather events caused by global warming. Following tense negotiations that ran through the night, the summit’s Egyptian presidency released a draft text of the overall agreement […]
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 - ...
By Ifham Nizam The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has projected a loss of Rs. 280 billion for next year and asked Treasury for a subsidy on fuel. A senior official told The Island that they did not want to burden the consumers with another tariff hike. The official also said that there was no basis […]
Sri Lanka needs to implement budget proposals and reform measures to start earning crucial foreign exchange to help stabilise its economy and ensure it does not return to crisis, its central bank chief said on Tuesday.The post Sri Lanka must implement budget proposals to avoid return to crisis appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
The world population surged past 8 billion people on Tuesday, the United Nations said, warning that more hardship is in store for regions already facing resource scarcity due to climate change.The post World population projected to hit 8 billion today appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
Despite the sharp electricity tariff revision in August, it would not be enough to cover the Ceylon Electricity Board’s (CEB) operating costs, according to Fitch Ratings. The government increased the average electricity tariff by 75 percent in August 2022, amid higher feedstock costs, resulting in large losses for the CEB.The post Tariff hike not enough to cover Ceylon Electricity Board’s op...
by Prof. Aruna Shanthaarchch (Department of Economics and Statistics Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka) Who are the Middle Class? The term, middle class, has been defined in a variety of ways. Historically, it was a social class characterised by intellectuals, who were neither capitalists nor workers. They were the well-educated service providers and small-scale entrepreneurs, […]
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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 first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
Sri Lanka Telecom Group (SLT Group), the National ICT Solutions Provider,has reported positive overall revenues of Rs 79.6 Bn, a consolidated growth of 3.9% for the first nine months of 2022 compared to the same period last year, driven largely by prudent and proactive measuresundertaken in financial and operational management, said a press release. It […]
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 […]
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 the island nation’s recovery from the unprecedented economic crisis as it is […]
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 to put crisis-hit economy back on track appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lank...
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.
The United Nations Tuesday warned of a worsening food crisis in bankrupt Sri Lanka and said the number of people needing urgent humanitarian help had doubled to 3.4 million.The post UN warns of worsening food crisis in Sri Lanka appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
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...
‘We are surprised by BASL’s decision on FR petitions’ By Shamindra Ferdinando The SJB yesterday (06) alleged that the cash-strapped Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) had declined to answer questions it posed in keeping with the Right to Information (RTI) Act.Colombo District SJB lawmaker Mujibur Rahuman said that the CPC move was meant to suppress continuing […]
At least 5.7 million people, or 26 percent of the population in Sri Lanka, require humanitarian assistance, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has said in a report.The IFRC Needs Assessment Report for October 2022 warned that without immediate humanitarian assistance, and ‘upstream’ interventions to address the fragility of systems, […]