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Sri Lanka expects to receive the second installment of the loan provided under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in December, 2023.The post Sri Lanka expects second tranche of IMF loan in December appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
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Sri Lankan government had shared the details and the conditions of the 4.2 billion dollar debt deal with China with other creditors, Governor of the Central Bank Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe told Bloomberg.Governor Weerasinghe expressed optimism about restructuring Sri Lanka’s debt through the official creditors committee, aiming to secure IMF support for a 330 million dollar […]
Sri Lanka’s central bank chief said the government has shared the terms of a $4.2 billion China debt deal with other creditors a key sticking point with countries like India paving the way for more loans from the International Monetary Fund.The post Sri Lanka gives China deal details, keeping IMF aid on track appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
Sri Lanka's State Minister of Finance, Shehan Semasinghe says the anticipated economic growth for the year 2024 is projected at 1.8%.The post Sri Lanka expects 1.8% Economic growth in 2024 appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
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Budget highlights Following are the highlights of Budget proposals made by President Ranil Wickremesinghe in Parliament yesterday: New economic and political system The President said in order not to fall back into a crisis, the economic and political system of Sri Lanka must be created anew. He said that a new social consensus should be […]
* Tax revenue to be raised by 47.1% in 2024 * Rs 10,000 increase for public sector workers * Pensioners to get Rs 2,500 allowance * Rs. 450 bn reserved for bank recapitalization * Four new universities to be established * 20% of state banks to be given off by Saman Indrajith President Ranil Wickremesinghe, […]
Sri Lanka's government projected a lower-than-anticipated budget deficit for 2024 on Monday on the back of a significant jump in revenues which are crucial to keep its bailout programme from the International Monetary Fund afloat.The post Sri Lanka’s 2024 budget sets ambitious revenue, deficit targets appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
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sector is essential for the economy, businesses and individuals, small […]
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved $150 million in financing for Sri Lanka to strengthen the resilience of the financial sector.The post World Bank approves $150 million to strengthen financial sector in Sri Lanka appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe will seek to boost tax revenue and rationalise spending in the government’s second full-year budget on Monday, targeting a return to growth for the crisis-hit economy while keeping an eye on elections.The post Sri Lanka balances polls and crisis recovery
The Sri Lanka Apparel Exporters Association (SLAEA) participated in the 16th Global Textile and Apparel Supply Chain Conference held in Shanghai, China recently with a focus on innovation and the development of national high-end textile advanced manufacturing clusters. Representing Sri Lanka at the annual conference, President of SLAEA Indika Liyanahewage spoke on ‘Green dynamics and […]
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By Jehan Perera With presidential elections due in less than a year, President Ranil Wickremesinghe has embarked upon a course of electoral reforms of major proportions, for which he has appointed a presidential commission of inquiry. He appears to have done so without consultations with opposition parties or civil society. Both these groups were caught […]
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By N Sathiya Moorthy In a television interview last month, Foreign Minister Ali Sabry reportedly said that the Government of President Ranil Wicrkemesinghe has taken ‘substantial steps to move away from a Welfare State’ in the last 18 months. And he said it not as if it was inevitable under the nation’s economic circumstances and […]
Sri Lanka’s digital retail payments are poised for remarkable expansion, with the potential to reach up to Rs 77.2 trillion by 2027, according to analysis by Robocash Sri Lanka. This represents a substantial 128 percent increase from the 2022 level. The optimistic forecast by the company is contingent on the assumption that all major macroeconomic […]
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Friday 3rd November, 2023 The latest VAT hike has come as a double whammy for the public, who are reeling from extremely high taxes and tariffs, not to mention the soaring cost of living. The SLPP politicians seem to be deriving some perverse pleasure from the predicament of the people, who rose against them and […]
Weeks of mounting political tension have erupted into protests and bloodshed in Bangladesh, leaving the country on edge ahead of general elections due in January. Several senior opposition leaders were arrested last Sunday, a day after a massive rally against the government turned violent, resulting in the deaths of at least two opposition supporters. The rejuvenated […]
By Shamindra Ferdinando Justice Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, PC, has said the Foreign Exchange Act No 12 of 2017, enacted during the Yahapalana administration was meant to facilitate the operations of those who exploited the system for their benefit. The new Act had repealed the Exchange Control Act of 1953, Dr. Rajapakshe said, adding that the Yahapalana move […]