Sri Lanka hopes to reach initial agreement with IMF for help
Associated Press· 7 hours agoSri Lanka’s central bank chief said Thursday he is hopeful the crisis-ridden island nation can reach...
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch· 8 hours agoFILE- Governor of Sri Lankan Central Bank Nandalal Weerasinghe speaks during a media briefing in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, May 19, 2022. Weerasinghe...
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka warns of record 8% economic contraction
AFP via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoSri Lanka's economic meltdown will result in a record contraction of at least eight percent this...
Exclusive-Crisis-hit Sri Lanka to ask Japan to open talks with main creditors, says Wickremesinghe
Reuters via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoCOLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka will ask Japan to invite the Indian Ocean island's main creditor...
The rising prominence of the Indian Ocean worries the countries in it
The Economist· 4 hours agoOn august 15th Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lanka’s president, travelled to the Katunayake air base near Colombo, the capital, to take delivery of a Dornier ...
China's ties with Sri Lanka raise concerns about control of global trade
NPR· 7 hours agoAs Sri Lanka negotiates an IMF bailout, another creditor waits in the wings: China. Beijing has funded infrastructure on the island, and it is poised to invest more. That makes the West nervous.
Exclusive-Sri Lanka To Ask Japan To Open Talks On Debt Restructuring With Key Lenders
International Business Times· 6 hours agoSri Lanka will ask Japan to invite the Indian Ocean island's main creditor nations, including China...
Sri Lanka's former president tipped to return to crisis-hit nation next week
CNN.com· 15 hours agoColombo, Sri Lanka (CNN)Sri Lanka's former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the crisis-hit...
Sri Lanka c.bank holds rates, governor cautiously optimistic on economy
Reuters· 9 hours agoSri Lanka's central bank held rates steady on Thursday and the governor sounded a note of cautious...
Sri Lanka central bank holds rates steady
Al Jazeera· 14 hours agoThe Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has kept its key rates steady, a widely anticipated move as it awaits the effect of past hikes to trickle through...