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Pakistan is gripped by a major economic crisis, with the rupee plummeting, inflation soaring and energy in short supply as IMF officials visit to discuss a vital cash injection.The post ‘We’ll end up like Sri Lanka’: Pakistan stares at economic collapse as IMF visits appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Sri Lanka needs laser-like focus on IMF programme implementation: Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF eyes creditor assurances as it prepares Sri Lanka visit (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka, Russia continue talks on loan for Russian oil products (Category: Breaking News)
- Jaishankar conveys India’s commitment to increase investment flows to Sri Lanka to hasten econom... (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Celebrating Independence Or Inaugurating Dependence? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Warning Signal To RW’s Transformation Agenda (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF Economics & 13A Politics: Recipe For Unrest (Category: Breaking News)
- Systemic Drain (Category: Breaking News)
- Economy, 13th Amendment & System Change (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Hasalaka Thushara, Ayn Rand & An Instance Of Atlas Choosing To Shrug Himself appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Smoking is a drag on world economy: Tobacco Atlas (Category: Business)
- The Zoning Atlas — an important resource as Connecticut rethinks housing policies (Category: USA, Arkansas)
- Without A Code Of Ethics & Principles Of morality, No Meaning In Social Market Economy (Category: Breaking News)
- Bastiat Reborn In Sri Lanka: Will His Philosophy Be Accepted By Sri Lankans? (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Is The World, Hopelessly Divided Over Ukraine, Coming Together For Sri Lanka? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The World After Mikhail Gorbachev & Sri Lanka After JR Jayewardene (Category: Breaking News)
- Where Are We Heading In 2023? (Category: Breaking News)
- Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping & Joe Biden (Category: Breaking News)
- India Is Over The Moon, Ranil Wants Sri Lankan Children Taught Hindi & Chinese (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka is confident of reaching a deal with all its international creditors and securing financial support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe said that the public have placed their trust on support from the IMF as it would create a foundation in finding solutions for the economic crisis […]
- Japan looks at investment opportunities in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Royal – Thomian, Sydney 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- Young woman fond dead near Race Course Ground (Category: Breaking News)
- Duty-free shops at BIA relocated (Category: Breaking News)
Economics primarily drive politics and this principle applies to Sri Lanka’s relations with almost the entirety of the world’s regions. The fact that economic interdependence is compelling this country to break new ground in its ties with the Middle East bears this out fully. Over the decades, Sri
- Teheran expects enhancement of bilateral ties in all fields (Category: Breaking News)
- Oman-Sri Lanka Relations As Seen By Diplomat O.L. Ameer Ajwad (Category: Breaking News)
- Iran, Sri Lanka stress enhancing banking, trade ties (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post If No Elections, There Can Be A Democratic Uprising! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- President Should Be Responsible! (Category: Breaking News)
- Challenges In The Forthcoming Presidential Elections (Category: Breaking News)
- Some Questions On Protection & Promotion Of Democracy In Sri Lanka? (Category: Breaking News)
- Some Questions On Protection & Promotion Of Democracy In Sri Lanka? (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Ranil Wickremesinghe Enslaves Himself & Will Ruin The Country Too! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- IMF Wants Elections To Be Held (Category: Breaking News)
- If The Speaker Had Become The President, The Economic Crisis Might Have Been Eased By Now (Category: Breaking News)
- Only A Unified Approach Can Solve The Economic Crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- Paris Summit To Push For Global Debt Reforms & What Sri Lanka Could Bring To The Table (Category: Breaking News)
By Rathindra Kuruwita There would be social and economic consequences of the decision to downsize the military as the rural economy in Sri Lanka had been in a state of crisis and stagnation long before the present economic crisis, Associate Professor of the London School of Economics and Political
- Multi-sector combined mechanism launched to ensure food security and nutrition (Category: Breaking News)
- We should go beyond the traditional systems to earn more foreign income  PM (Category: Breaking News)
- Army to be trimmed to 135,000 personnel by 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- Abdul Kalam proposes PURA concept for Lanka's rural development (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post A Child’s Guide To Demand Of 182 Academics For Cancelling Sri Lanka’s Foreign Debt appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- A Child’s Guide To Fiscal Literacy: Low Literacy At All Levels Is The Curse (Category: Breaking News)
- A Child’s Guide To Fiscal Literacy: Low Literacy At All Levels Is The Curse (Category: Breaking News)
- A Child’s Guide To Fiscal Literacy: Low Literacy At All Levels Is The Curse (Category: Breaking News)
- A Child’s Guide To Fiscal Literacy: Low Literacy At All Levels Is The Curse (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post 182 Experts Call For Debt Cancellation But Private Investors Play Hardball appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Amherst man accused of threatening 6 members of Congress for failing to support President Trump (Category: USA, New Hampshire)
- Amherst man accused of threatening 6 members of Congress for failing to support President Trump (Category: USA, New Hampshire)
- Amherst man accused of threatening 6 members of Congress for failing to support President Trump (Category: USA, New Hampshire)
- Amherst man accused of threatening 6 members of Congress for failing to support President Trump (Category: USA, New Hampshire)
Prof. N. D. Samarawickreme (1943-2022) We owe our existence to a string of unforeseeable events, repeated arbitrary fortune. My father was born in a rural part of the country. He was the eldest of ten siblings, who survived the circumstances and transitioned out of the village. The privileged upbringing and opportunities I had stand in […]
- Prof. GH Peiris appointed Chancellor of Peradeniya University (Category: Breaking News)
- Two student leaders suspended over assault on former VC of Peradeniya Uni. (Category: Breaking News)
- Two undergrads found hanging in their hostels at Peradeniya and SJU (Category: Breaking News)
- Four students injured in ragging incident at Peradeniya University (Category: Breaking News)
The Government is to announce a new reformist program for the next 25 years, during the 75th National Independence Day on 4th February. During this celebrations to be held under the theme “Namo Namo Matha – A Step towards a Century”, the Government will announce its new reformist course for the next 25 years for […]
- Sri Lanka President gives instruction to celebrate 75th Independence day with pride, at minimal ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Massive development project begin in Sri Lanka's Eastern Province (Category: Breaking News)
- Nepal’s FM to attend Sri Lanka’s Independence Day celebrations (Category: Breaking News)
- Four paratroopers injured during Independence Day rehearsals (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post සේපාල්: නැගී එන බෞද්ධ පුනර්ජීවනයේ පියා ලෙස! appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- සේපාල් අමරසිංහ යළි රක්ෂිත බන්ධනාගාරයට (Category: Sinhala)
- සේපාල් අමරසිංහ යළි රිමාන්ඩ් (Category: Sinhala)
- සේපාල් ලිඛිතව සමාව ඉල්ලයි (Category: Sinhala)
[…]The post Sirimavo B’s Statesmanship Through Eric J. De Silva’s Eyes appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Stories & True Buddha Dhamma: What Do Scholars Advise? (Category: Breaking News)
- Story Of A Social Outcast: Is Salvation Only Through Education? (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To How Ranilnomics Should Be Designed & Implemented (Category: Breaking News)
- Bastiat Reborn In Sri Lanka: Will His Philosophy Be Accepted By Sri Lankans? (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Economics Of Poverty & Poverty Of Politics appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- IMF Economics & 13A Politics: Recipe For Unrest (Category: Breaking News)
- Celebrating Independence Or Inaugurating Dependence? (Category: Breaking News)
- Why The Shock Over IMF’s Diagnostic Report? (Category: Breaking News)
- Diaspora Tamils & 13A (Category: Breaking News)
By Chandre Dharmawardana chandre.dharma@yahoo.ca The terrorism of the LTTE ended in May 2009, and most Sri Lankans looked forward to a dawn of peace, reconciliation and progress. Even Poongkothai Chandrahasan, the granddaughter of SJV Chelvanayagam could state that ‘what touched me the most that day was that these were poor people with no agenda ~ wearing their feelings on […]
- AKD: JVP-led NPP will not undermine India’s national security (Category: Breaking News)
- CMLS calls for talks with trade unions (Category: Breaking News)
- AKD urges northerners to help relegate political dregs into dustbin of history (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF working with a government without a mandate – Handunnetti (Category: Breaking News)
. Wasantha Athukorala of Department of Economics of the Peradeniya […]
- Woman arrested over murder of father-son duo, 31 years later (Category: Breaking News)
- Two persons arrested in connection with host of crimes (Category: Breaking News)
- Man arrested for defrauding businessman of Rs. 16mn (Category: Breaking News)
- Cache of weapons found in Thihagoda (Category: Breaking News)
Having lost out to China considerably in its efforts to expand its influence in the global South and the ASEAN region, the West is giving every indication of making-up for lost time. While the US is in a stepped-up drive to cultivate the African continent, the EU is intensifying efforts to strengthen its economic ties […]
- EU pledges $10bn investment in Southeast Asia during ASEAN summit (Category: Breaking News)
- Troubled EU eyes ASEAN boost (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka to bag yet another ASEAN MoU (Category: Business)
- Japan, wary of China, boosts ties with ASEAN (Category: Business)
India’s much-awaited Digital Rupee currency (e-Rupee) was launched in the country a few days back. Its wholesale segment commenced from November 1, 2022, and Retail on December 1, 2022. In one way it is a very important historical event and in another, it is a minor one. Minor thing is that the digital transaction of […]
- Sri Lanka arrest 3 more locals over cryptocurrency fraud – police (Category: Breaking News)
- Public awareness needs to be raised of virtual currencies in Sri Lanka – CBSL (Category: Breaking News)
- CBSL reminds public of significant risks in using and investing in cryptocurrencies (Category: Breaking News)
- CBSL warns public with regard to risks associated with cryptocurrencies (Category: Breaking News)
Institutions remain the most important factor for strengthening productivity and the investment climate in a country. Good governance, rule of law, and socio-political stability are crucial determinants of long-run economic growth. As famously described by Douglas North, “Institutions are the rules of the game in a society; more formally, they are the humanly devised constraints […]
- More and better jobs: Policy prescription for South Asia (Category: Business)
- RW says great power rivalries and geopolitics emerging threat to Third World (Category: Breaking News)
- President at Nikkei Forum: Asia needs a single voice at 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (Category: Breaking News)
- International financial institutions and development in Asia (Category: Business)
[…]The post The Retold South Korea Success Story: How Should Sri Lanka Emulate It? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Colombo University Business Economic Summit 2024: Keynote Address (Category: Breaking News)
- A Child’s Guide To Prema-Chandra Athukorala Chinthana On Import Substitution (Category: Breaking News)
- Good Governance & Economic Development – Part III (Category: Breaking News)
- Target 2048 – Complex Economy System (Category: Breaking News)
by Rajan Philips President Wickremesinghe has a charming or annoying way, depending on who is listening, of switching between flippancy and seriousness no matter what the occasion is. Addressing the Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2022, an annual event organized by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, with ‘Resetting from turmoil to opportunity’ as this year’s theme, […]
- The Next 25 Years: From Where Will The Economy Takeoff & Where Will It Land? (Category: Breaking News)
- RW says great power rivalries and geopolitics emerging threat to Third World (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka awaiting assurances from India, China, says Central Bank Governor (Category: Breaking News)
- China leaves crisis-ridden Sri Lanka in the lurch to fend for itself (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Next 25 Years: From Where Will The Economy Takeoff & Where Will It Land? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The next 25 years: How will the economy takeoff and how will it land? (Category: Breaking News)
- New Year Questions & Dilemmas (Category: Breaking News)
- India Is Over The Moon, Ranil Wants Sri Lankan Children Taught Hindi & Chinese (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil’s Debt Driven Growth Strategy (Category: Breaking News)
BY DR. Asoka Bandarage On September 1, 2022, debt-trapped Sri Lanka reached a preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a 48-month Extended Fund Facility of $2.9 billion, which hardly covers the country’s outstanding debt, nor its immediate survival needs. Nevertheless, IMF structural adjustment requires the country to meet its familiar debt restructuring […]
- Experimenting with State-Owned Enterprises (Category: Breaking News)
- Surpassing neoliberal fictions towards mission-oriented state (Category: Breaking News)
- Godahewa sounds alarm over attempts to privatise profitable Insurance Corporation (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt to conclude most SOE sales by August; Srilankan by Sept (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Budget 2023: A Depth Or Dearth appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Domestic Debt Restructuring: Another Time Bomb Clicking Down? (Category: Breaking News)
- Tax! Tax!! Tax!!! (Category: Breaking News)
- Budget 24: High Aspirations Amidst Mounting Challenges But Options Are Limited (Category: Breaking News)
- The Role Of National Defence In A Crisis-Ridden Economy (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post An Unstable & Unusual New World: Survival Strategies For Lanka appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Next Round: Ranil Versus The JVP (Category: Breaking News)
- Sino-Indian Economic Competition (Category: Breaking News)
- Sino-Indian Economic Competition (Category: Breaking News)
- Sino-Indian Economic Competition (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post From Crisis Prime Minister To Put Down President appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Ranil-Rajapaksa Dilemmas: Push Back On Basil Or Risk Leaving Like Gota (Category: Breaking News)
- Neither North Nor South, Ranil At Home With The Global Right (Category: Breaking News)
- Aragalaya In Israel, IMF In Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Post-Budget Politics & Presidential Options (Category: Breaking News)
I am pleasantly surprised and marvel too most times I read the editorial in The Island. Why? Because they are so very apt on the most current issue in the land. The editor has the clever knack of hitting the nail right on the head and is fearless even when the nail represents a VVIP. […]
- Cass County sheriff's office investigates latest ATM theft (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- Cass County sheriff's office investigates latest ATM theft (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- Cass County sheriff's office investigates latest ATM theft (Category: USA, North Dakota)
- Cass County sheriff's office investigates latest ATM theft (Category: USA, North Dakota)
[…]The post RW’s Oracle For Peace, Stability & Growth appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- RW Summons Youth For Economic Marathon (Category: Breaking News)
- Systemic Drain (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil’s One Policy Framework, Debt & The System (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil’s Perilous Authoritarian Alternative (Category: Breaking News)
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