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The Dialog Axiata said it had partnered with Sampath Bank to launch a US dollar pre-paid fuel card to tourists which can top up to a maximum of 300 US dollars and use to pump fuel as the country grapples with a severe currency crisis.Sri Lanka is suffering the worst bout of monetary instability
The people who raised their hands when these policies were made are now blaming us
By Saman Indrajith The poverty level in the country would increase sharply in the coming months and then no one will be able to stop a people’s uprising, MP Patali Champika Ranawaka said in Parliament on Thursday. “We need to establish a local mechanism to address human rights concerns. We have been saying this for […]
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The Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery will be closed from today (October 07) due to the shortage in foreign exchange for crude oil cargo, announced Sri Lanka's Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera.The post Sri Lanka’s Sapugaskanda oil refinery to be closed due to forex shortage appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
The minister said enough fuel stock is available with the state-run Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC)
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.
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 [...
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
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...
The card can be topped up in increments of 50 US dollars up to US$300
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 […]
A high probability that inflation will peak around 75-pct and start to fall
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 […]
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 […]
Trading was halted for second straight day after the liquid index plunged over 5% on Tuesday.
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.
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Petrol is the cheapest fuel to import. Kerosene is usually the most expensive.
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CEB has to pay arreas of 10-months to the sector
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 […]
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 is struggling to secure dollar earnings and that has threatened its fuel, gas imports.
In 2021 Sri Lanka Railways lost Rs10.3bn rupees
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