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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 […]
- CBSL warns market players of stern action (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka central banks threatens stern action on victims after printing money (Category: Breaking News)
- CB: Indian rupee not ‘legal tender’ in SL (Category: Breaking News)
- Central Bank assures foreign exchange to import essential goods (Category: Breaking News)
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, […]
- BOC invites Sri Lankan expatriates and international investors to join “BOC My Sri Lanka” (Category: Breaking News)
- BOC open on 1 January (Category: Business)
- ‘Bank of Ceylon reiterates its leadership position with industry leading performance’ (Category: Breaking News)
- BOC to continue effective handling of finances and resource build-up (Category: Breaking News)
We need to only remind ourselves of what happened to Greece and China (KMT) - D S Sennayake
- CBSL warns market players of stern action (Category: Breaking News)
- CBSL reiterates importance of ‘fair play’ by all stakeholders of economy in countering economic ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka exporters say committed to repatriating funds (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka CB takes on task finding dollars for food after open account ban (Category: Breaking News)
He has over 23 years of experience in the banking sector
- Slade new RACT chief (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Clayton Police Department Chairman Eldrin Bell Hit By Suspected Drunk Driver (Category: USA, Georgia)
- Broncos boss quits in protest of sacking (Category: Australia, Queensland)
- Henjak sacking: Broncos boss quits (Category: Australia, Queensland)
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 […]
- Sri Lanka bribery net catches another local government official (Category: Breaking News)
- Power cuts for 16th & 17th July approved (Category: Breaking News)
- Nihal Fonseka re-appointed as Sri Lanka monetary board member for 6-years (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka universities considering admittance of 3,000 more students as redress to Z-score issue (Category: Breaking News)
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- Ranil-Rajapaksa Dilemmas: Push Back On Basil Or Risk Leaving Like Gota (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil-Gota Twosome: One Gone, The Other Is Acting Up (Category: Breaking News)
- Good Bye Ranil; “Welcome” President Dulles Alahapperuma (Category: Breaking News)
- Whose Saviour Is Ranil? And Who Is Being Clever – Ranil Or Gota? (Category: Breaking News)
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 […]
- Central Bank assures foreign exchange to import essential goods (Category: Breaking News)
- CBSL reiterates importance of ‘fair play’ by all stakeholders of economy in countering economic ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian Rupee not a legal tender in Sri Lanka for domestic payments (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka further relaxes Foreign Exchange Regulations (Category: Breaking News)
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 […]
- SriLankan Airlines poses questions on public concerns (Category: Breaking News)
- Civil Society Calls on Government to Enable Burials of COVID-19 Dead (Category: Breaking News)
- Civil Society Calls on Government to Enable Burials of COVID-19 Dead (Category: Breaking News)
- President Wickremesinghe, The Current Pohottuwa Government & The Way Forward – A Call From Citiz... (Category: Breaking News)
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 […]
- Kanchana admits consumers charged Rs. 50 per litre of fuel to settle USD 700 mn Indian loan (Category: Breaking News)
- SJB unionist: IOC and Sinopec benefit from special levy on fuel to recover CPC losses (Category: Breaking News)
- CPC urges public not to believe rumours of fuel shortages (Category: Breaking News)
- Low quality crude has resulted in 22% drop in diesel production (Category: Breaking News)
By Ifham Nizam The Ministry of Agriculture had yesterday decided to establish a dollar account for the development of the agriculture sector for the country’s food security, a senior Ministry official said.Chairman of the Presidential Committee on National Food Security, Dr. Suren Batagoda, said that if Sri Lanka’s food security is not ensured, the people […]
- Four-day debate on Budget Appropriation Bill (Category: Breaking News)
- Agri Secy. directed to probe frauds in USD 10 mn project (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka signs agreement with FAO to select recipients for fertiliser (Category: Breaking News)
- Imported rice ends up as animal feed (Category: Breaking News)
Food prices up 90 percent over 12 months
- Nearly half of NYC residents not sold on getting COVID-19 vaccine, survey finds (Category: USA, New York)
- Nearly half of NYC residents not sold on getting COVID-19 vaccine, survey finds (Category: USA, New York)
- Nearly half of NYC residents not sold on getting COVID-19 vaccine, survey finds (Category: USA, New York)
- Nearly half of NYC residents not sold on getting COVID-19 vaccine, survey finds (Category: USA, New York)
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 […]
- Laksiri, Issadeen win open men’s and women’s titles (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka set to play ten Tests next year (Category: Breaking News)
- Lochana, Warangana clinch singles titles (Category: Breaking News)
- Mihiran, Malshani adjudged best boxers at Nationals (Category: Breaking News)
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.
- Fitch Ratings warns of risks from political instability in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka faces uphill battle in meeting 2024 budget targets: Fitch (Category: Breaking News)
- Fitch downgrades Sri Lanka’s local currency debt rating to ‘CC’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Fitch Downgrades Sri Lanka’s Long-Term Local-Currency IDR to ‘C’ (Category: Breaking News)
New govt dominated by Rajapaksa linked party
- Fitch Ratings calls for political stability in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Fitch Ratings warns of risks from political instability in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Fitch Downgrades Sri Lanka’s Long-Term Local-Currency IDR to ‘CC’ (Category: Breaking News)
- S&P downgrades two Sri Lanka sovereign bonds to ‘D’ (Category: Breaking News)
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.
- China tells IMF willing to take constructive part in debt talks (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring: China expected to inform its support to IMF today (Category: Breaking News)
- China gives assurances to the IMF that it will support Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring (Category: Breaking News)
- India ‘strongly supports’ Sri Lanka debt restructuring plan, it tells IMF (Category: Breaking News)
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. […]
- IMF notes Sri Lanka still in talks with official bilateral creditors (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF waiting for Sri Lanka to do the needful (Category: Breaking News)
- UN says Sri Lanka’s misery a warning to the world (Category: Breaking News)
- D-day for Sri Lanka as IMF Executive Board meets to decide on EFF (Category: Breaking News)
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 […]
- Foreign experts to assist SL's bid to expand continental shelf (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to claim for extension of continental shelf Margin (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt. eyes criminal asset recovery law by April under IMF program (Category: Breaking News)
- UN experts say Sri Lanka s counter-terrorism bill fails to heed their recommendations (Category: Breaking News)
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 […]
- Bangladesh seeks $4.5 billion IMF loan as deficit widens (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka given more time to repay Bangladesh s $200m loan (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka pays back $50 million to Bangladesh (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka repays entire $200mn loan from Bangladesh (Category: Breaking News)
Net finance income up, inflation boosts revenue
- Khazanah invests in Sri Lanka's largest listed firm (Category: Breaking News)
- Colombo Stock Exchange makes gains on Thursday (Category: Breaking News)
- Development as the key to stability (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka bourse performs Asia's best in 2010 (Category: Breaking News)
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 […]
- Over 400 respond (Category: Breaking News)
- IFC to provide $400 million to banks in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- $ 400 m IMF lifeline for struggling Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- IPO To Raise Rs. 400 mn (Category: Breaking News)
The sailors were expected to return on a vessel gifted to Sri Lanka by the US
- Somaliland (Category: Business)
- USA fears loss of Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka should become Switzerland of Indian Ocean (Category: Breaking News)
- Risky Voyage (Category: Business)
- Sri Lankan sailors of the hijacked Saudi ship to return to the country (Category: Breaking News)
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 […]
- Rights group seeks arrest of Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Singapore (Category: Breaking News)
- Paris Club to give Sri Lanka financing assurances (Category: Breaking News)
- Bill to trim president’s powers likely to become law within weeks (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to announce debt restructuring strategy in April (Category: Breaking News)
The Supreme Court has extended an overseas travel ban on former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa. The travel ban has been extended till 2nd August. A motion had been filed in the Supreme Court seeking an overseas travel ban on Mahinda Rajapaksa, Basil Rajapaksa and former Governor of the Central […]
- Overseas travel ban on Mahinda and Basil extended (Category: Breaking News)
- Travel ban on Mahinda and Basil extended (Category: Breaking News)
- Travel ban issued on Mahinda and Basil (Category: Breaking News)
- Overseas travel ban on Mahinda and Basil lifted (Category: Breaking News)
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.
- Sri Lanka’s airline posts US $ 525 million annual loss (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to pay interest on state-owned airline’s loan after sovereign debt default (Category: Breaking News)
- SriLankan Airlines debt to be cut before sale by spinning off units (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan Airlines loses Rs248bn in four months after soft-peg collapse (Category: Breaking News)
Employee benefit raised as the rupee falls and inflation goes up
- Fund Firm (Category: Business)
- Private Equity (Category: Business)
- Ray appointed to Lanka Ventures Board of Directors (Category: Business)
- Ray appointed to Asian Alliance Insurance Board (Category: Business)
Global un-employment set to rise
- Sri Lanka inflation hits 54.6-pct in June 2022 after money printing (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka, world suffers terribly from Fed’s accidental discovery: Bellwether (Category: Breaking News)
- Fed hikes rates 75bp as Powell Bubble pushes up food prices hurting the poor (Category: Breaking News)
- Hong Kong, GCC pegs, Vietnam hike rates after Fed as Sri Lanka eyes flexible policy (Category: Breaking News)
Newly-appointed Foreign Minister Ali Sabry, PC, has said that he looked forward to delivering on the mandate of the Ministry to steer forward Sri Lanka’s foreign relations, taking the domestic compulsions, too, into consideration. Sabry commended the outgoing Minister Prof G.L. Peiris for his leadership provided to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. President Ranil Wickremesinghe […]
- Sabry emphasizes need to reform Sri Lanka s higher education (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankans in Sudan to be evacuated within next few days  Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Sabry to attend second Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum in Sweden (Category: Breaking News)
- Foreign Minister Ali Sabry meets visiting foreign dignitaries (Category: Breaking News)
By Sanath Nanayakkare There is still possibility for Sri Lanka to arrive at a staff level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by August 2022 to qualify for an extended fund facility, but the new government will need to demonstrate its ability to implement the required policies within an agreed upon time frame.” the […]
- Central Bank eyeing USD 8 -10 billion currency reserves in 3-4 years (Category: Breaking News)
- Diesel shipment that arrived in Colombo on 16 July still not paid for want of dollars (Category: Breaking News)
- USD 2.9bn IMF loan facility: Govt. confident of completing process early next year (Category: Breaking News)
- Asian Century will not happen if China and India could not join hands – Jaishankar (Category: Breaking News)
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- Kapila Jayasekera: Killer-In-Chief In Both ACF & Five Students Cases (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Democratic Credentials? A Test, A Challenge! (Category: Breaking News)
- Commission Of Inquiry: Testify At Your Own Peril (Category: Breaking News)
- The ACF Commission: To Exorcise Ghosts Of Truth That Continued To Haunt Regardless (Category: Breaking News)
By Maldives Voice In the past four months, Sri Lanka has left no stones unturned trying to combat the ongoing economic crisis that still prevails in the nation. Most of which, the credit duly goes to the Rajapaksa political dynasty that has stayed to overrule Lanka for more than half a century. July 9th 2022, […]
- Oil Pipeline Places Over 400 Families Under Threat (Category: Breaking News)
- Video: HIRU THANIWELA EP 400 (Category: Video)
- $ 400 m IMF lifeline for struggling Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- Over 400 respond (Category: Breaking News)
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