PEOPLE ‘GETTING A LITTLE BIT YIPPY’: TRUMP’S PAUSE ON TARIFFS AND WHAT HAPPENS IN 90 DAYS
For weeks, President Donald Trump has plowed ahead with plans to impose steep new tariffs on imports despite warnings that the
TRUMP TARIFFS ARE “NEGOTIATING STRATEGY,” TREASURY CHIEF SCOTT BESSENT SUGGESTS AS PAUSE ANNOUNCED
The sweeping tariffs President Trump announced last week were a "negotiating strategy," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested Wednesday as the president announced a 90-day pause on most of those tariffs.
DONALD TRUMP’S TARIFFS IN BRIEF: UNIVERSAL LEVIES AND TARGETED RETALIATION
Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariffs on US imports on Wednesday, taking the global economy into a new era of trade competition
STATEMENT BY IMF MANAGING DIRECTOR KRISTALINA GEORGIEVA
Washington, DC: Today, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva issued the following statement on yesterday’s announcement…
SRI LANKA’S NO. 1 EXPORT TO THE US FACES A POTENTIAL 20% HIT UNDER TARIFFS
On 2 April, US President Donald Trump imposed a 44 percent tariff on Sri Lankan exports to the United States
AMERICAN CONSUMERS SET TO BE THE BIGGEST LOSERS IN TRUMP’S TRADE WARS
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced
EU HAS ‘STRONG PLAN’ TO HIT BACK AT US TARIFFS IF NEEDED, EU CHIEF SAYS
The European Union has a "strong plan" to retaliate against tariffs imposed, and set to be imposed
WHAT TRUMP’S TARIFFS MEAN FOR MARKETS
Major stock indexes fell in volatile trade on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq Composite index at one point down 10% from its December
ARAB LEADERS GATHER TO DISCUSS POSTWAR GAZA PROPOSAL TO COUNTER TRUMP’S ‘RIVIERA’ PLAN
Arab leaders met in Saudi Arabia’s
SRI LANKA’S BUDGET LIKELY TO LEAD TO SLOWER FISCAL CONSOLIDATION, MOODY’S SAYS
Reuters - February 18, 2025 Sri Lanka's budgeted expenditure for 2025 will likely lead to a…
DISSANAYAKE GOVT UNVEILS FIRST BUDGET, EYES 5% GROWTH FOR SRI LANKA IN 2025
Business Standard - Feb 17 2025 The Sri Lankan economy is expected to grow at…
BOOKING.COM REVEALS THE WORLD’S MOST WELCOMING CITIES FOR 2025
- January 27, 2025 Travelers are increasingly drawn to authentic, off-the-beaten-path adventures, shaped by exceptional hospitality…
DEEPSEEK HAS RATTLED THE AI INDUSTRY. HERE’S A QUICK LOOK AT OTHER CHINESE AI MODELS
The Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek has rattled markets with claims that its latest AI model, R1, performs on a par with those of OpenAI, despite using less advanced computer chips and consuming less energy
DONALD TRUMP HAS BEEN SWORN IN AS THE 47TH US PRESIDENT
Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th US president at his inauguration ceremony in Washington DC.
THE 25 BEST PLACES TO TRAVEL IN 2025
From bubblegum-coloured lakes in Australia to a solar-powered safari camp in Botswana, these are BBC journalists' top destinations this year
ISRAEL AND HAMAS AGREE TO GAZA CEASEFIRE AND HOSTAGE DEAL
Three female Israeli civilian hostages are expected to be released on the first day of the ceasefire agreed by Israel and Hamas
UN PREDICTS WORLD ECONOMIC GROWTH TO REMAIN AT 2.8% IN 2025
Global economic growth is projected to remain at 2.8% in 2025, unchanged from
TRUMP IS NAMED TIME’S PERSON OF THE YEAR AND RINGS THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE’S OPENING BELL
President-elect Donald Trump rang the opening bell Thursday at the New York Stock Exchange after being recognized for the second time by Time magazine as its person of the year
SRI LANKA TOURISM TO LAUNCH UNIFIED NATIONAL BRAND FROM JANUARY
Sri Lanka Tourism is set to unveil a unified national brand in January instead of going ahead with campaign taglines, aiming to
SRI LANKA PRESIDENT KEEPS FINANCE MINISTER ROLE, REAPPOINTS AMARASURIYA AS PRIME MINISTER
Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya waves to her party National People's Power (NPP) supporters…
