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[…]The post New CBSL Act – Monetary Policy – Interest Rates Et Al. appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Central Banks Have A Critical Role To Play During Times Of Financial Crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- Entrepreneurs Argue Against Unpredictable Exchange Rate, Interest Rates & Tax Policy (Category: Breaking News)
- Inflation, Interest Rate & Imperialism (Category: Breaking News)
- Central Bank of Sri Lanka further reduces policy interest rates (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post IMF Shows It Cares More Than Government appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Parliamentary Support Required For Effective Recovery (Category: Breaking News)
- Regular Elections Are The Foundation Of Democratic Society (Category: Breaking News)
- Preparing The Ground For Early Elections (Category: Breaking News)
- Legitimacy Deficit Haunts Government (Category: Breaking News)
Not all countries in the region are growing fast, and three—Afghanistan, Pakistan and Sri Lanka—are in acute crisis South Asia has emerged as a beacon of hope in the global economy, with the World Bank predicting that the region will outshine other developing regions
- Growth in South Asia to slow down in 2023, WB (Category: Breaking News)
- SL the only country with excess energy in the region (Category: Business)
- SL wants to be included in EU’s Global Gateway Strategy (Category: Breaking News)
- South Asia least integrated in world: WB (Category: Business)
[…]The post Misconceived Resilient Economy Needs Fixing By Restoring Broken Supply Chains appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Navigating The Economic Reawakening & Sustainable Growth (Category: Breaking News)
- Target 2048 – Social Market Economy Ideology Need Be Clarified & Signed Off (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To Ranilnomics: Need Is Going For IMF Plus (Category: Breaking News)
- Good Governance & Economic Development – Part III (Category: Breaking News)
The Monetary Board of the Central Bank has decided to reduce the Standing Deposit Facility Rate and the Standing Lending Facility Rate by 200 basis points to 10.00 percent and 11.00 percent respectively, a statement from it said on Thursday. The central bank said it took this decision at the monetary board meeting held on […]
- CBSL to maintain ‘dovish monetary policy in view of economic stabilization’ (Category: Breaking News)
- High interest rates have prevented contraction of economy – CBSL Governor (Category: Breaking News)
- Policy interest rates reduced to enable economy to reach its true potential – CBSL Governor (Category: Breaking News)
- CB eases lending and deposit interest rates (Category: Breaking News)
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 […]
- Big money taking over parties (Category: Breaking News)
- Cardinal, Bishops’ Conference deny difference of opinion over Easter Sunday carnage (Category: Breaking News)
- Herath accuses President of using SLPP as rubber stamp in Parliament to pass draconian laws (Category: Breaking News)
- President meets Sri Lankan Diaspora in Australia, outlines plans for economic modernization (Category: Breaking News)
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, […]
- Achieving economic goals amidst global challenges (Category: Business)
- Nation branding way out – SLIM (Category: Breaking News)
- RW says great power rivalries and geopolitics emerging threat to Third World (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka hits the nail on the head at UN ECOSOC Financing for Development Forum (Category: Breaking News)
By Hiran H.Senewiratne Sri Lanka’s current inflation rate is around 1.3 percent and with the stabilizing of the economy the Central Bank is to maintain a dovish monetary policy stance, Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe said. “The Central Bank has signed an agreement
- Policy interest rates reduced to enable economy to reach its true potential – CBSL Governor (Category: Breaking News)
- High interest rates have prevented contraction of economy – CBSL Governor (Category: Breaking News)
- Price controls to be removed from rupee lending rates from April 1 – CBSL Governor (Category: Breaking News)
- CB reduces interest rates (Category: Breaking News)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe addressed the 5th Forum of Ministers & Environment Authorities of the Asia Pacific at the Shangri La Hotel in Colombo today (05), delivering a passionate speech that emphasized three crucial points: the urgency of the climate crisis, Sri Lanka’s ambitious climate plans and the dire state of global biodiversity. President Wickremesinghe opened […]
- Climate Colonialism At CoP 28: Carbon Laundering Via Green Bondscams? (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan stakeholders prepare for COP 27 in Joint Climate Change Dialogues (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to launch the Climate Justice Forum (CJF) at COP 28 (Category: Breaking News)
- Cop sacked for playing piano while Gotabaya fled (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Sri Lanka: IMF / World Bank – Systemic Reforms Needed appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Wickremesinghe Govt. Continues To Repress Freedoms Of Expression & Pursue Policies Against Minor... (Category: Breaking News)
- Tamils Detained For Commemorating War Dead: 9 Held Under Abusive PTA (Category: Breaking News)
- In Sri Lanka, Chaotic Social Security Reform Denies People’s Rights: “Aswesuma” Program Applies ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s Proposed Internet Law Threatens Upcoming Elections (Category: Breaking News)
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.
- Sri Lanka Central Bank cuts statutory reserve ratio by 200 bps (Category: Breaking News)
- CBSL governor says more rate cuts needed for economy to bounce back (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka unexpectedly cuts rates by 250 bps as inflation eases (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka signals pause after four rate cuts as IMF loan awaited (Category: Breaking News)
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has further reduced policy interest rates by 100 basis points, at the first monetary policy review by the Monetary Policy Board under the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Act, No. 16 of 2023 (CBA). In this review, the Board decided to reduce the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and […]
- Central Bank of Sri Lanka further reduces policy interest rates (Category: Breaking News)
- CBSL’s decision to raise policy rates in line with IMF expectations (Category: Breaking News)
- Central Bank of Sri Lanka decides to maintain policy rates (Category: Breaking News)
- Demand for imports in Sri Lanka continues to remain subdued (Category: Breaking News)
The World Bank predicts that Sri Lanka’s poverty will increase to 27.9 percent in 2023 from 25 percent in 2022 as the country continues to suffer from the most extreme deployment of ‘macro-economic policy’ in the history of its central bank. The World Bank in a report titled ‘Sri Lanka Development Update: Mobilizing Tax Revenue […]
- Poverty drops (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka Central Bank Reduces Reverse Repurchase Rate to 9.5% From 9.75% (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka's Central Bank Lowers Reverse Repurchase Rate to 9% From 9.5% (Category: Breaking News)
- More than a quarter of Lankans living in poverty – World Bank (Category: Breaking News)
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
- Sri Lanka resumes rate cuts to boost growth as inflation cools (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka still among 10 countries with highest food price inflation (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka unexpectedly cuts rates by 250 bps as inflation eases (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s economy to shrink by 2% in 2023, Central Bank says (Category: Breaking News)
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 Has The Economy Been Assassinated & If So, Who Were The Assassins? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Foreign Debt Restructuring: Too Late & Too Short To Get Out Of The Debt Trap (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To Foreign Borrowings: Are They An Evil Or Not? (Category: Breaking News)
- Child’s Guide To Ranilnomics: Proposed Debt Restructuring Will Pose More Issues Than Answers (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s New Government: Be Warned Of The Empty Treasury & Negative Foreign Reserves (Category: Breaking News)
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 […]
- India greatly sensitive to needs of Lanka – PM Modi (Category: Breaking News)
- India best-placed to talk to the rich about poor countries’ indebtedness: Prez (Category: Breaking News)
- A Sri Lankan initiative to meet global challenges (Category: Breaking News)
- Global economy dangerously close to a recession: World Bank (Category: Breaking News)
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