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Sri Lanka's key inflation rate rose to 1.5% in October from 1.3% a month ago, the statistics department said on Tuesday.The post Sri Lanka’s key inflation rate rises to 1.5% in October appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
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Thursday 26th October, 2023 Some SLPP MPs are shedding copious tears for the public who are struggling to keep their heads above water. Prominent among them is former Minister Namal Rajapaksa, who is trying to absolve the SLPP of the blame for exponential increases in taxes and tariffs. Attributing the people’s economic woes to the […]
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Sri Lanka has decided to continue to actively participate in the Belt and Road Initiative proposed by China. Issuing a joint statement, Sri Lanka reiterated that it will never allow any separatist activity against China on Sri Lanka‘s soil. The joint statement by China and Sri Lanka was issued following a visit to China by President Ranil Wickremesinghe […]
Heavy machine gun fire was heard along the Israel-Gaza border in the early hours of Friday, after the green light was given for a ground invasion. Yoav Gallant, the Israeli defense minister, on Thursday visited troops positioned along the Gaza border, and told them that they would soon see the Palestinian enclave ‘from inside’. An infantry commander in […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is looking for a strong budget and narrower deficit from Sri Lanka as it seeks funding to bridge the gap between government revenue and expenditure, the IMF mission chief for the country said on Friday.The post IMF wants strong budget, narrower deficit from Sri Lanka appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
China today assured medium and long-term support for Sri Lanka, during talks between President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Chinese Finance Minister Liu Kun. The Chinese Finance Minister reaffirmed China’s commitment to extend comprehensive support for the implementation of a medium-term and long-term program that is mutually beneficial to both parties and aimed at optimizing Sri Lanka’s […]
Chinese Finance Minister, Liu Kun, has reaffirmed China’s commitment to extend comprehensive support for the implementation of a medium-term and long-term program that is mutually beneficial to both parties and aimed at optimizing Sri Lanka’s debt.The post Chinese Finance Minister assures an extensive commitment from China to enhance Sri Lanka’s credit optimization appeared first on ONLANKA ...
by M. Rizwan Muzzammil According to an article in ‘The Diplomat’ (2nd Oct., 23), the Sri Lankan government has committed to supplying 70% of its domestic electricity, with renewable energy sources, by 2030, with the longer-term goal of achieving a fully renewable electricity supply by 2050. The government is incentivised by “debt-for-renewables swap”, which enables […]
The first section of Kenya’s Chinese-built railway was opened with much fanfare in 2017 – but two years later work on the tracks stopped in the middle of the country and the master plan of linking it to other landlocked countries in East Africa seems to have derailed. This means the project is not bringing […]
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Output growth of South Asian countries, except Sri Lanka, is projected to remain stronger than in other regions of the world in the coming years, as per the World Bank’s latest South Asia Development Update, ‘Toward Faster, Cleaner Growth’. Growth in the region is stronger than elsewhere in the world, but it is nonetheless not […]
USD 73 mn down the drain? The US Embassy is on record as having said that USAID conducted a project at a cost of USD 73 mn during the Yahapalana administration (2015-2019) to enhance the efficiency of lawmakers and be responsive to the people they represent. In terms of this project, 50 Research Assistants of […]
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Friday 6th October, 2023 President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s recent interview with Deutsche Welle (DW), in Berlin, has been trending in the digital realm—not for all the right reasons, though. Thanks to it, the genre of interrogative interview has apparently taken on a whole new meaning, with the interviewee aggressively interrogating the interviewer! There was obviously much […]
By Neville Ladduwahetty President Ranil Wickremesinghe eloquently outlined the current global economic crisis affecting the developing world, in particular the Global South, during his speech at the Berlin Global Dialogue. In the course of his presentation he conveyed the fact that while the developed countries may have the strength and resources to weather the challenges, […]
Sri Lanka's central bank resumed interest rate cuts on Thursday to boost growth and as the government seeks to lift revenue and repair its balance sheets in a bid to secure continued financial support from the International Monetary Fund.The post Sri Lanka resumes rate cuts to boost growth as inflation cools appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
The World Bank revised up its forecasts for Sri Lanka's economy on Tuesday, noting the crisis-hit nation had made strides in reducing inflation and had benefited from tourism revenue as well as an appreciation in its currency.The post World Bank boosts Sri Lanka economic forecasts after inflation
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The West has labeled China’s Belt and Road Initiative as a cohesive program, and the participating countries like Sri Lanka are looked upon with suspicion, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Thursday (28) at the Berlin Global Conference. “This will further hurt economic prospects in the global South, and the polarization will become more evident,” he […]
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