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Sri Lanka’s president said Thursday his government has started debt restructuring discussions with China, an important step toward finalizing an International Monetary Fund rescue of the island nation from a severe economic crisis.The post Sri Lanka begins crucial debt restructuring talks with China appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Sri Lanka budget to seek recovery for crisis-hit economy (Category: Breaking News)
- 6.2 million people in Sri Lanka facing moderate acute food insecurity – FAO (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka ranks 64 on Global Hunger Index 2022 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka still among 10 countries with highest food price inflation (Category: Breaking News)
By Rathindra Kuruwita Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe yesterday told journalists that Sri Lanka was holding discussions with China on debt restructuring and the developments were positive in general.However, the Governor refused to elaborate on discussions with any creditor, stating that specific details of these discussions would affect markets. “We can’t be specific. We [...
- CB Governor says biggest bugbear for businesses is high inflation (Category: Breaking News)
- CB Governor sees light at the end of the tunnel (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese loans: Debt restructuring to commence in earnest after 20th National Congress of CPC (Category: Breaking News)
- Rupee appreciation alone not indicative of economic stabilisation – economist (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka has launched the Tourist Fuel Pass, Prepaid Card system yesterday (October 05), allowing foreign tourists coming to Sri Lanka to be able to get fuel according to their needs, outside the QR Code system.The post Sri Lanka introduces Tourists Fuel Pass for foreign travelers appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Sri Lanka introduces Tourists Fuel Pass for foreign travelers (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka, Russia continue talks on loan for Russian oil products (Category: Breaking News)
- 101,362 tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka in the first 15 days of 2024 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka started issuing fuel only for National Fuel Pass holders from today (August 1) (Category: Breaking News)
The Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, at its meeting held on 05 October 2022, decided to maintain the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) of the Central Bank at their current levels of 14.50 percent and 15.50 percent, respectively.The post Central Bank of Sri Lanka maintains policy interest rates unchanged appeared first on Sri Lanka N...
- Central Bank of Sri Lanka threatens administrative measures over high market interest rates (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Central Bank further reduces policy rates (Category: Breaking News)
- Central Bank of Sri Lanka maintains Policy Rates to support Economic Recovery (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka policy rate unchanged as market rates rise, money printing warnings (Category: Breaking News)
The card can be topped up in increments of 50 US dollars up to US$300
- Price Balance (Category: Business)
- Petrol Hike (Category: Business)
- Fuel prices increased in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Fuel Protests (Category: Business)
Japan has not yet reached an agreement to co-chair a debt summit with Sri Lanka’s creditors, a government official in Tokyo said on Thursday, as the island nation struggles to find a way out of a crippling economic crisis. Sri Lanka has to renegotiate around $30 billion of foreign debt, including with bilateral creditors such […]
- Rights group seeks arrest of Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Singapore (Category: Breaking News)
- World welcomes 2023 and leaves a stormy year behind (Category: Breaking News)
- Paris Club to give Sri Lanka financing assurances (Category: Breaking News)
- England’s Wood, Malan in doubt for T20 World Cup semi-final (Category: Breaking News)
A high probability that inflation will peak around 75-pct and start to fall
- High interest rates have prevented contraction of economy – CBSL Governor (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka policy rate unchanged as market rates rise, money printing warnings (Category: Breaking News)
- Central Bank of Sri Lanka maintains policy interest rates unchanged (Category: Breaking News)
- Central Bank of Sri Lanka expects economic recovery in 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
A look at global debt statistics would show that almost all countries, irrespective of their economic status, obtain loans. The USA, the second richest country on the basis of PPP index, has a debt burden of more than 100% of their GDP, which is much more than some of the developing countries such as Brunei […]
- Forbes: Lanka, Pakistan and Maldives among biggest debt burdens to China (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt Trap Lessons (Category: Breaking News)
- Central Bank eyeing USD 8 -10 billion currency reserves in 3-4 years (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranawaka: It’s possible to prosecute those who bankrupted country (Category: Breaking News)
The rupee fell from 200 to 360 to the US dollar in 2022 pushing up construction costs
By DR L M K Tillekeratne Chairman of the National Development Committee of the ACBC It is a well-known fact that one the problems faced by Sri Lanka today is caused mainly by shortage of electricity for domestic purposes and industries. Three decades ago, only 20 % of houses had electricity for lighting. But, today […]
- Norochcholai running out of coal: 14-hour power cuts feared (Category: Breaking News)
- Coal power plant to resume operations (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka to build a 500 MW coal power plant in Sampur (Category: Breaking News)
- A nuclear power plant for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
Trading was halted for second straight day after the liquid index plunged over 5% on Tuesday.
- Sri Lanka shares fall on profit taking (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka sells Rs81bn in Treasuries, yields steady (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka sells Rs127bn in bonds, 2032 on tap at 30.09-pct (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka stocks gain on financials; Sampath Bank leads (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka's central bank is likely to maintain interest rates on Thursday in an effort to get a grip on inflation which has remained stubbornly high despite a sharp contraction in the crisis-hit economy.The post Sri Lanka Central Bank to hold rates as inflation worries persist appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Sri Lanka to hold rates as inflation slows slightly, focus on IMF bailout (Category: Breaking News)
- Central Bank of Sri Lanka threatens administrative measures over high market interest rates (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Central Bank holds policy interest rates at current levels (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Central Bank to hold rates as inflation stays high (Category: Breaking News)
1 hour 20 mins in the evening
- How long will power cuts be? (Category: Breaking News)
- No power cuts during the weekend (Category: Breaking News)
- No weekend power cuts for Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- PUCSL makes u-turn and approves further power cuts (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Paris Club, Dollar Debt Colonialism & Asia’s New “Donors”: Reforming The International Aid Architecture? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Debt Restructuring As Rocket Science: The IMF, Green, Blue & Pink-Washing BlackRock? (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Make The Economy Scream’: Whither The Asian 21st Century? (Category: Breaking News)
- Gota Back In The USA & A Chilling Killing: Welcome To 2023 A (Virtual) Realty In A Post-Truth Wo... (Category: Breaking News)
- Alternatives To The IMF & The Future Of The Welfare State: Beyond The Blame Game Between Superpo... (Category: Breaking News)
Petrol is the cheapest fuel to import. Kerosene is usually the most expensive.
- Price Balance (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka cuts diesel to Rs430 a litre, petrol at Rs450 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Ceypetco raises fuel price to record high in line with pricing formula – Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka revises fuel prices; Petrol price reduce by Rs.20 (Category: Breaking News)
CB credit slows
- Sri Lanka private credit negative in June 2022, Rs189bn printed (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka private credit negative in July (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka sells less than offered volume of bills, yields fixed (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Electricity Board loses Rs32bn in 1Q as price hikes stalled (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Ranil’s Rise As A Sham President Exposes The Biggest Hole In 1978 Constitution appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- JRJ, The Arrogant Man Whose 1977 Constitution Started The Ruin (Category: Breaking News)
- The Curse Of JRJ Constitution Continues (Category: Breaking News)
- Separation Of Powers, Rule Of Law, Corruption & SL Bankruptcy (Category: Breaking News)
- Lessons From America (Category: Breaking News)
One our in the day time and one hour and 20 minutes in the night
- No power cuts until further notice (Category: Breaking News)
- Lights coming back on after power outage in Rankin County (Category: USA, Mississippi)
- Lights coming back on after power outage in Rankin County (Category: USA, Mississippi)
- Lights coming back on after power outage in Rankin County (Category: USA, Mississippi)
CEB has to pay arreas of 10-months to the sector
- Sri Lanka gets 6000MW of renewable energy proposals as competitive bidding ends (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka renewable energy sector may go to court over unsettled CEB arrears (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s CEB in profits amid rains, price hike (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka looking for cheaper three-year private power to plug capacity gap (Category: Breaking News)
By Ifham Nizam Instead of offers on debt cancellation, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa assured that they would provide more support to Sri Lanka to get out of the economic crisis.The ADB chief was responding to Hemantha Withanage, who was representing the Centre for Environmental Justice (ECJ) on behalf of the NGO Forum on ADB and other civil […]
- ADB approves USD 350 million loan for economic stabilisation in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- ADB approves $350 mn for Sri Lanka Economic Stabilization Programme (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese loans: Debt restructuring to commence in earnest after 20th National Congress of CPC (Category: Breaking News)
- GR govt. ignored Chinese lenders’ request for debt restructuring (Category: Breaking News)
A key measure of Sri Lanka's consumer inflation surged to an annual record 69.8% in September, official data showed on Friday, highlighting the challenge for the central bank as the island reels under its worst financial crisis in seven decades.The post Sri Lanka’s key inflation rate surges to record, keeps central bank pressured appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri...
- Sri Lanka’s key inflation rate rises to 1.5% in October (Category: Breaking News)
- Rising food prices drive Sri Lanka inflation up to 4.2% in December (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s key inflation rate eases to 4% in August (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s key inflation rate eases to 54.2% in January (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka is struggling to secure dollar earnings and that has threatened its fuel, gas imports.
- Pension Plan (Category: Business)
- State Control (Category: Business)
- Circular issued for state sector workers on taking no-pay leave for foreign jobs (Category: Breaking News)
- When Will Sri Lankan Children Be Prioritized In This Crisis? (Category: Breaking News)
In 2021 Sri Lanka Railways lost Rs10.3bn rupees
- Sri Lanka minister proposes train ticket price policy at half the bus fare (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka railways lost 40.4 billion rupees in 2021, salary bill 7.8bn (Category: Breaking News)
- Revenues of Sri Lanka Railways up for 2009 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s CPC in profits from July 2022, forex loans drive Rs600bn loss (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post How We Came To This Pass – The Aragalaya Challenge appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- How We Came To This Pass – On The “Non-Rule Of Law System” (Category: Breaking News)
- How We Came To This Pass: A Quest For Scapegoats (Category: Breaking News)
- How We Came To This Pass – Waiting On IMF (Category: Breaking News)
- Anniversary Angst (Category: Breaking News)
We need to show that an airline can be run well when privatized
- Cargo Carrier (Category: Business)
- Who ran down the roo? (Category: Australia, Queensland)
- My Sri Lanka, Thursday, November 10 (Category: Breaking News)
- New Board (Category: Business)
[…]The post Child’s Guide To Ranilnomics: Proposed Debt Restructuring Will Pose More Issues Than Answers appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Child’s Guide To Debt Restructuring: Not A Cakewalk But A Task Entailing Hard Work (Category: Breaking News)
- Foreign Debt Restructuring: Too Late & Too Short To Get Out Of The Debt Trap (Category: Breaking News)
- A Child’s Guide To Demand Of 182 Academics For Cancelling Sri Lanka’s Foreign Debt (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To Ranilnomics: Actual Tax Payment Is Not What One Pays Today (Category: Breaking News)
The UK is providing urgent food and farming support to Sri Lankans hit hardest by the economic crisis, UK Minister of State for the Middle East, South Asia, and the UN, Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon said. More than one third of people are struggling to eat and are suffering shortages of fuel, power, and […]
- UK working with India to address issues in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- UK Minister speaks to Ranil on protests, media freedom (Category: Breaking News)
- UK Minister Tariq Ahmad calls Sri Lankan President to discuss security and economic situation in... (Category: Breaking News)
- UK calls for inclusive approach to resolve crisis in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
The country has lost several hundred thousand jobs to Covid-19. The impact of the agrochemical ban on agriculture, the mismanagement of the exchange rate, a highly accommodative monetary policy, and the use of foreign exchange reserves for debt repayment thwarted the country’s ability to recover from the initial shock of COVID-19, an ILO study titled, […]
- Sri Lanka will be secured if India is secured - Gopal Baglay (Category: Breaking News)
- India hoping for early solution for Sri Lankan crisis through democratic means (Category: Breaking News)
- IT professionals leaving country (Category: Breaking News)
- U.S. announces additional $5.75 Mn in response to Sri Lanka s economic crisis (Category: Breaking News)
Japan, one of Sri Lanka's main creditors, will back the South Asian nation as it seeks to restructure about $30 billion of its foreign debt and find a way out of a crippling economic crisis, Tokyo's envoy to the country said on Friday.The post Japan to support Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring negotiations appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
- Japan ready to support debt restructuring – Japanese Ambassador (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan Grants USD 46 Million to Provide Diesel for Sri Lanka’s Hospitals (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan Grants USD 46 Million to Provide Diesel for Sri Lanka’s Hospitals (Category: Breaking News)
- Japanese Ambassador assures Japan’s support for Sri Lanka’s Economic development efforts (Category: Breaking News)
Japan, one of Sri Lanka’s main creditors, will back the South Asian nation as it seeks to restructure about $30 billion of its foreign debt and find a way out of a crippling economic crisis, Tokyo’s envoy to the country said on Friday. Reaching an agreement with creditors is key to Sri Lanka securing a […]
- India writes to IMF backing Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring plan (Category: Breaking News)
- SC allows proceedings against GR, MR to proceed (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Chinese-built Lotus Tower limits visiter time to 20 minutes (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan says no pact yet with Sri Lanka on debt restructure talks (Category: Breaking News)
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