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[…]The post The Politics Of Default appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- IMF Must Become More Than Just A Debt Collector For Private Creditors (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF Facility? Is It Sufficient To Deliver Prosperity To Sri Lankans? (Category: Breaking News)
- Deepening Crisis & Political Muddling (Category: Breaking News)
- Crisis Deepens Without Rescue Plan (Category: Breaking News)
In our expectations the economy will contract at the highest rate than in any other year in history
- Rate Status (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka may see $1.2b balance of payments surplus in 2012 (Category: Breaking News)
- Central Bank warns on economic growth of SriLanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Rate Direction (Category: Business)
Bond market dull
- Tight Policy (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka's Central Bank Lowers Reverse Repurchase Rate to 9% From 9.5% (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Central Bank Reduces Reverse Repurchase Rate to 9.5% From 9.75% (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Cabraal Says Interest Rates Raised 50 Basis Points (Category: Breaking News)
The Committee on Public Finance has summoned officials of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL). CBSL has been summoned before the Committee on Public Finance tomorrow (24) at 10.00 a.m. The Committee on Public Finance, chaired by Member of Parliament Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, decided to summon the Governor of the Central Bank, the Secretary […]
- Parliament approves appointment of Sri Lanka’s new HC to Maldives (Category: Breaking News)
- First tranche from IMF expected in first quarter of 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- Parliament approves appointment of three new Ambassadors (Category: Breaking News)
- Committee on Public Finance to summon CB governor, Finance Secretary (Category: Breaking News)
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has been summoned before the Committee on Public Finance tomorrow (24) at 10.00 a.m.
An overseas travel ban imposed on the former Governor of the Central Bank, Ajith Nivard Cabraal, has been extend until 25 July. The Colombo Magistrate’s Court extended the ban when the case was heard today. The ban was imposed over a case filed by former Southern Province Governor Rajitha Keerthi Tennakoon. The former Central Bank Governor […]
- Overseas travel ban on Cabraal further extended (Category: Breaking News)
- Overseas travel ban on Cabraal extended (Category: Breaking News)
- Overseas travel ban on Cabraal extended (Category: Breaking News)
- Cabraal granted bail but banned from overseas travel (Category: Breaking News)
Cabraal kept the exchange rate artificially steady while spending reserves for foreign debt repayment.
- Govt. may stop supplying dollars (Category: Breaking News)
- SL’s defence cost only US 5.5bln dollars (Category: Breaking News)
- Cost of Sri Lanka's war a vital investment, Governor of Central Bank says (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankas international sovereign bond oversubscribed CB govenor (Category: Breaking News)
Cabraal has been prevented leaving the country from April 7
- President pays last respects to Central Bank Governor's mother (Category: Breaking News)
- President pays last respects to Central Bank Governor’s mother (Category: Breaking News)
- I'm not bother on Ranil's statement: Central Bank Governor (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Now is the time to invest in Sri Lanka' (Category: Breaking News)
Forex shortage disrupt energy supplies to industries
- Sri Lanka exports up 10-pct up to August 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka exports rise 20-pct in June 2022 amid forex shortages (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka exports up 9-pct in May 2022, US up 25-pct, India 49-pct (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka exports grows 11-pct up to September 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
Moscow [Russia], May 20 (ANI): The Russia-Ukraine war has reaped massive economic benefits for China and the country has even “profited from Russia’s misfortune”. Chinese officials view the sanctions given by the Foreign Ministers of G-7 countries against Russia as economic opportunities. According to US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, Chinese technology exports to Russia have […]
- China might arm up Russia’s war to reshape global politics: Report (Category: Breaking News)
- Russia’s Putin to visit China in first foreign trip since re-election (Category: Breaking News)
- Will China Promise Russia Arms After Biden’s Ukraine Visit? (Category: Breaking News)
- China and Belarus express ‘extreme interest’ in Ukraine peace (Category: Breaking News)
Nairobi [Kenya], May 20 (ANI): Kenya’s debt obligations towards China have shot up by a staggering 135.15 per cent in the last one year on the back of Chinese-funded infrastructure projects in the African country. Expenditure data published this week by the Treasury shows the amount repaid to Chinese lenders has surged by 135.15 per […]
- Depending on Chinese loans would effect our country : UNP (Category: Breaking News)
- Printed Promise (Category: Business)
- Political Influence (Category: Business)
- China Development Bank team here to discuss debt related issues (Category: Breaking News)
By Nick Beake Billions of dollars of Chinese money are boosting some European economies – but some of the deals being struck have a catch. Critics say they are “debt traps”, where China gets to choose what happens if loans aren’t repaid. China insists it is a reliable investment partner – but it is also […]
- China urges EU to reach debt deal without delay (Category: Business)
- Beijing envoy warns Dutch of retaliation for chip curbs: ‘China won’t just swallow this’ (Category: Breaking News)
- China to keep investing in euro zone debt – China c.bank gov. (Category: Business)
- China signs forced labour treaties as Xinjiang scrutiny grows (Category: Breaking News)
The Colombo Magistrate s Court has extended the foreign travel ban imposed on former Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal until July 25.
[…]The post Child’s Guide To Currency Board Systems: Steve Hanke’s Crusade For Currency Boards appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- A Child’s Guide To Currency Board Systems: Has The Monetary Board Failed The Nation? (Category: Breaking News)
- A Child’s Guide To Currency Boards: Why Did Ceylon Give Up The Currency Board, While Singapore D... (Category: Breaking News)
- A Child’s Guide To Currency Board Systems: The Performance Of Ceylon’s Currency Board (Category: Breaking News)
- A Child’s Guide To Currency Board Systems: How Colonial Ceylon Did It? (Category: Breaking News)
Delays in banks releasing dollars could spoil food
- Refugee Support (Category: Business)
- Food Deal (Category: Business)
- Food Acquisition (Category: Business)
- Food Oppression (Category: Business)
All three institutions are adopting a co-ordinated approach to sustain basic services and livelihoods
- Top Marks (Category: Business)
- Islamic Banking (Category: Business)
- Lucky Thirteen (Category: Business)
- Top Marks (Category: Business)
The debt was repaid in 2021 by running down foreign reserves and putting the central bank in debt
- Sri Lanka central bank US$4.0bn in debt by March 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka monthly imports fall to 11-year low in July 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka central bank deep in debt, dollar shortages at ‘guidance’ rate : Wijewardena (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka to lend US$2.5bn to US and top-rated borrowers in 2023 under IMF deal: analysis (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Fifty Years As A Republic: The Making Of The 1972 Constitution appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- 1972: A Historic Opportunity Missed (Category: Breaking News)
- 1972: A Majoritarian Constitution (Category: Breaking News)
- NM’s 117th Birthday: Abolishing The Executive Presidency Never More Necessary (Category: Breaking News)
- SC On 22A – Part II: Enhancing The Constitution’s Rigidity (Category: Breaking News)
It has 90,000 metric tonnes of Siberian Light Crude
Money printing triggers excess outflows, forcing the currency down and triggering parallel exchange rates
- Sri Lanka official remittances down 33-pct in May (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka central bank deep in debt, dollar shortages at ‘guidance’ rate : Wijewardena (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka central bank busts US$9.8bn since Feb 2020 to suppress rates, for stimulus (Category: Breaking News)
- Remittances through official channels up 78% in March (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Hold Elections & Avert A Dual-Power Crisis appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- RW Vs. GR: Who Will Outwit Whom? (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil: A SWOT Appraisal (Category: Breaking News)
- We Are On Course To A Dual Currency Regimen (Category: Breaking News)
- Oh Frabjous Day! Calloo Callay! (Category: Breaking News)
India extended an additional USD 500 million credit line to help Sri Lanka import fuel as the country has been struggling to pay for imports after its foreign exchange reserves plummeted sharply in...Click on the headline to read the full story
The World Bank, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) have announced their decision to support Sri Lanka s response to the ongoing economic crisis.
- Top Marks (Category: Business)
- Islamic Banking (Category: Business)
- Lucky Thirteen (Category: Business)
- Top Marks (Category: Business)
[…]The post A Cabinet Of Patriotic Opportunists appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Economic Realities & Political Promises (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil’s Post-IMF Challenge (Category: Breaking News)
- Parliament Of Monkeys (Category: Breaking News)
- Muslim Politics & National Crises (Category: Breaking News)
Non-oil imports fell 17.7 percent to 1,299.1 million US dollars in March 2022
- Sri Lanka in trade surplus in June as economy smashed, fx shortages persist (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka official remittances down 33-pct in May (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka central bank US$4.0bn in debt by March 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Colombo port container volumes down 9.3-pct in June 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
The new government yet come up with some concrete steps to come out of Sri Lanka's unprecedented economic crisis
- Sri Lanka’s NTB profits down 12-pct in March quarter (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s People’s Leasing net down 37-pct in March (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Haycarb March net up on forex gains (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka sells Rs80bn in mostly 3-month bills, down 18bp (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Could A ‘National Government’ Resolve The Crisis? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Crisis Deepens Without Rescue Plan (Category: Breaking News)
- Recent Political Violence And Its Consequences (Category: Breaking News)
- Current Political Scenario: Smoke & Mirrors (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF Facility? Is It Sufficient To Deliver Prosperity To Sri Lankans? (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Causes Of Economic Crisis In Sri Lanka & Lessons For A New Age appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Inflation – Public Enemy Number One (Category: Breaking News)
- Navigating The Economic Reawakening & Sustainable Growth (Category: Breaking News)
- Raising the bar: The rise of the Sri Lankan economy (Category: Business)
- The Contribution Of The Monetary Policy For Overcoming The Current Economic Crisis Faced In Sri ... (Category: Breaking News)
The Committee on Public Finance, chaired by MP Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, Member yesterday (May 19), has decided to summon the Central Bank Governor, the Secretary to the Ministry of Finance and other officials before the committee next week to discuss the current economic crisis and the solutions.
- Red Ink (Category: Business)
- Finance Losses (Category: Business)
- Finance Recovery (Category: Business)
- Serial Winner (Category: Business)
Food suppliers have been willing to extend credit to local importers due to strong relationships spanning generations
- Camel milk and ostrich eggs could fill Sri Lankan food gap (Category: Breaking News)
- New rules for food importers (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka President seeks support of the traders to regulate prices of essential food commodities (Category: Breaking News)
- Precautions against melamine contamination (Category: Breaking News)
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