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The Government and the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) have been implementing several measures to ease the burden of the current economic hardships on the people. One major factor that is contributing to the current crisis and the resultant hardships is the lack of foreign exchange liquidity in the banking system. Such shortage of […]
Sri Lanka’s No. 1 Bank, Bank of Ceylon, marks its 83rd Anniversary today. The Bank will celebrate the occasion beginning with a multi-religious ceremony at the Bank’s Head Office with the participation of distinguished guests comprised of customers and well- wishers. The event will be held with the patronage of the Bank’s Chairman, Kanchana Ratwatte, […]
Non-oil imports collapsed 35.6 percent to 1,026 million US dollars.
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We need to only remind ourselves of what happened to Greece and China (KMT) - D S Sennayake
He has over 23 years of experience in the banking sector
The remaining petrol reserves in Sri Lanka will likely be insufficient to meet normal needs, the World Food Programme (WFP) said. The Government has announced restrictions on fuel imports for the next 12 months as it faces a severe supply shortage. “Remaining petrol reserves will likely be insufficient to meet normal needs. The situation has […]
Anthony Nihal Fonseka has been reappointed as a member of the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) with effect from 27 July 2022 for a period of six years. Previously, he served on the Monetary Board from July, 2016 to May 2020 and from May 2022 to July 2022. He obtained […]
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has warned of stern action against market players who fail to fully comply with foreign exchange regulations. Issuing a statement, CBSL said that the bank and the Government have been implementing several measures to ease the burden of the current economic hardships on the people. One major factor […]
SORA’s objective is to become a usable currency for both users on Earth as well as the Metaverse SORA platform currency is governed by a Parliamentary system that has multiple bodies with clear separation of powers, and where the members are chosen randomly from the SORA Citizen population. XOR transactions are fast and cheap, costing […]
By Shiran Ranasinghe and Sanath Nanayakkara The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has still not paid for a ship carrying 40,000 tonnes of diesel that had arrived in Colombo Port on 16 July 16. The CPC has to pay 52 million dollars to the Dubai based Coral Energy before unloading the diesel. Moreover, the CPC also […]
Sovereign default together with increasing economic challenges poses significant downside risks to DFCC's profitability
Has government securities
Developments in Sri Lanka underline the risk of destabilising social and labour unrest throughout Asia-Pacific because of rising living costs impacting the region, S&P Global Market Intelligence said. Countries with similarly weak economic fundamentals and/ or poor economic policies have reduced resilience to external shocks, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, high oil...
Chevron had imported lubricants on credit and had been hit as the rupee collapsed
British Politics and Ours Both Sri Lanka and the UK have experienced an unprecedented political upheaval of late. It is interesting that both leaders agreed to resign within a day of each other. Everybody else saw the ‘the end is nigh’ sign for quite a while. They didn’t or didn’t want to see it until […]
By By Eng. Parakrma Jayasinghe Bio Energy Association of Sri Lanka The much-awaited outcome of the interim President is now over. Will this result in some measure of hope for the beleaguered public of reversing the downward slide of the economy and the resultant crisis on the very livelihood of most strata of the society? […]
The successful formation of a government under the new President Ranil Wickremesinghe is an important precondition for resolving Sri Lanka’s debt defaultThe post Fitch Ratings calls for political stability in Sri Lanka appeared first on ONLANKA News :. Sri Lanka Breaking News Updates - Latest News in Sri Lanka.
A default on local-currency debt could erode local banks’ capital positions
New govt dominated by Rajapaksa linked party
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Sri Lanka should kick off debt restructuring talks with its bilateral lender China, while the island state's government seeks a financing loan from the Washington-based fund.The post IMF says Sri Lanka needs to talk with China about debt restructuring appeared first on ONLANKA News :. Sri Lanka Breaking News Updates - Latest News in Sri Lanka.
By Easwaran Rutnam Sri Lanka must reach an agreement with its creditors before the International Monitoring Fund (IMF) can step in and provide financial assistance, the IMF said. Responding to questions during a Twitter Space discussion last evening, IMF Chief Economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas said that the IMF is concerned about the situation in Sri Lanka. […]
The Foreign Ministry announces with deep sorrow the passing away of Mr. Moragodage Christopher Walter Pinto, famously known as Mr. Chris Pinto, on 21 July, 2022, in the Hague, Netherlands. Mr. Pinto was the first Legal Advisor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who established the Legal Division of the Ministry in 1967. Mr. Pinto […]
Bangladesh has formally requested for a USD 4.5 bn loan from Washington-based multilateral lender International Monetary Fund (IMF) to tackle the ongoing financial crisis in the country, the country’s media reported.Bangladesh has asked for the loan from the IMF in view of rapidly declining foreign exchange (Forex) reserves, Dhaka Tribune reported. In a letter to […]
Net finance income up, inflation boosts revenue
Hambantota in southern Sri Lanka housed ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa following the recent crisis, until he was forced to flee the country entirely. That continues a trend of the city, and especially its strategic deep-sea port, being in the news for all the wrong reasons. In 2017, when Sri Lanka found itself struggling to make […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Sri Lanka should kick off debt restructuring talks with its bilateral lender China, while the island state’s government seeks a financing loan from the Washington-based fund. “China is a big creditor, and Sri Lanka has to engage proactively with it on a debt restructuring,” Krishna Srinivasan, director of the […]
National carrier SriLankan Airlines yesterday (July 26) said it paid the interest in full on its US$ 175 million bond due in 2024 using company funds.The post SriLankan Airlines says paid interest on US$ 175 million bond after sovereign debt default appeared first on ONLANKA News :. Sri Lanka Breaking News Updates - Latest News in Sri Lanka.
Employee benefit raised as the rupee falls and inflation goes up