COLOMBO, Nov 18, 2024 (BSS/AFP) – Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake retained the key defence and finance portfolios in a new cabinet he announed Monday after sweeping snap parliamentary …
IMF’s Senior Mission Chief meets Sri Lanka’s former President: ex-minister
The International Monetary Fund’s Senior Mission Chief Peter Breuer has met former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, the former state Minister of Finance said.
Dissanayake Solidifies Grip on Sri Lanka Amid Economic Challenges
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake reappoints Harini Amarasuriya as prime minister following his election victory. Despite his coalition’s broad mandate, his finance minister choice remains …
Sri Lanka’s maritime transformation: Strategic vision for 2024-2029
The Chamber of Marine Industries of Sri Lanka (CMISL) unveils a visionary five-year strategic plan designed to transform the nation’s maritime industry. ..
IMF Officials Reach Sri Lanka For Next Review Of Economic Reform Programme
The new National People’s Power (NPP) government called for a snap parliamentary election that happened last week and this added on to the delay in the review process …
CPD: Bangladesh faces 3 major economic risks in next 2 years
Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), a think tank, believes that Bangladesh’s economy lags behind Sri Lanka and Nepal, and will face three significant challenges in the next two years. CPD Research …
UK survivor of Thailand tsunami reveals haunting last moments his parents were swept away in front of him
The ‘pure carnage of rushing water’ crashed through countries such as Indonesia, Thailand and Sri Lanka sweeping up houses, trees, cars and everything else in its tracks. The countries were left …
Why Sri Lankan workers must demand: Repudiate all foreign debt!
This demand is addressed not to the right-wing JVP/NPP government, parliament or the opposition parties—all of which are organically behold to international finance capital. Rather it is addressed to …
Why Sri Lankan workers must demand: Repudiate all foreign debt!
This demand is addressed not to the right-wing JVP/NPP government, parliament or the opposition parties—all of which are organically behold to international finance capital. Rather it is addressed to …
IMF team arrives in Lanka for 3rd review of Economic Reform Programme
An IMF team has arrived in Sri Lanka to conduct the third review of a USD 3 billion bailout package, potentially unlocking a fourth tranche of around USD 330 million. This comes after delays caused by …