Sri Lanka’s prime minister has warned of a food shortage as the island nation battles a devastating economic crisis and vowed the government will buy enough fertiliser for the next planting season to …
Sri Lanka appoints nine new cabinet members, finance minister yet to be announced
Ranil Wickremesinghe promised to put together a coalition cabinet featuring all major parties in order to combat the growing unrest and crisis gripping Sri Lanka.
‘We are going to die’: Food shortages add to Sri Lanka’s woes
Sri Lanka’s prime minister has warned of a food shortage as the island nation battles a devastating economic crisis and vowed the government will buy enough fertiliser for the next planting season to …
‘We are going to die’: Food shortages add to Sri Lanka’s woes
Sri Lanka’s prime minister has warned of a food shortage as the island nation battles a devastating economic crisis and vowed the government will buy enough fertiliser for the next planting season to …
UPDATE 1-G7 backs debt relief efforts for Sri Lanka – draft communique
The Group of Seven economic powers support efforts to provide debt relief for Sri Lanka, G7 finance chiefs said on Thursday in a draft communique from a meeting in Germany after the country defaulted …
No Reason for Bangladesh to Be Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has been mired in economic instability for the past few months, with major shortages of critical products, as well as a severe lack of petrol, medications, and foreign reserves. The public …
US, India and China vie to help as South Asian nations grapple with economic woes
Governments from Nepal to Sri Lanka and Pakistan are facing separate challenges, giving the major powers an opportunity to extend aid in return for further influence, analysts say While China has …
China becomes wild card in Sri Lanka’s debt crisis
China says its initiative to build ports and other infrastructure across Asia and Africa, paid for with Chinese loans, will boost trade. But in a cautionary tale for borrowers, Sri Lanka’s …
An Island Nation in Turmoil Allows India Chance to Seize Key China Partner
“India has stepped up its game in crisis-hit Sri Lanka at a time when China has hesitated to provide debt relief,” Overseas Development Institute’s Ganeshan Wignaraja told Newsweek.
Pakistan Facing Bankruptcy As The Economy Crumbles
Taking its cue from Sri Lanka, Pakistan is heading toward bankruptcy amid a highly charged political atmosphere marked by threats of a …