LIZ TRUSS TO BE NEW UK PRIME MINISTER
It’s official. Liz Truss has won the Conservative Party leadership race.
Tomorrow she will become prime minister when she visits the Queen in Balmoral for an invitation to form her UK government.
PARIS CLUB READY TO START DEBT RELIEF FOR SRI LANKA
FILE PHOTO: A general view of city's skyline, amid the country's economic crisis in Colombo,…
CRISIS-HIT SRI LANKA STRIKES STAFF-LEVEL PACT WITH IMF ON LOAN -SOURCES
Sri Lanka and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a preliminary agreement on an emergency loan to the crisis-hit country and a formal announcement
SRI LANKA TO INTRODUCE 5-YEAR MULTIPLE ENTRY TOURIST VISA
Sri Lanka will introduce a five-year multiple entry tourist visa with a six-month stay for 35 countries, Minister of Tourism Harin Fernando says
EXCLUSIVE: JAPAN SEEKS TO ORGANISE SRI LANKA CREDITORS’ MEETING ON DEBT CRISIS
Japan is seeking to organise a Sri Lanka creditors' conference, hoping it could help solve the South Asia nation's debt crisis, but uncertainties cloud the outlook
6 MONTHS OF WAR IN UKRAINE: THESE NUMBERS TELL THE STORY OF RUSSIA’S INVASION
When Russia launched a dawn assault on Ukraine on February 24 — attacking the nation from the north, south and east and surging troops towards the capital
LANKA AIMS TO LOWER FISCAL DEFICIT TO 6.8% IN BUDGET 2023: SENIOR MINISTER
Sri Lanka's 2023 budget would aim to reduce the fiscal deficit to 6.8 per cent in 2023 from the projected 9.9 per cent in 2022, a senior Cabinet Minister said
AMID SOFT-PEG CRISIS, SRI LANKA SUSPENDS IMPORTS OF OVER 300 ITEMS FROM WED
Amidst soft-peg crisis, Sri Lanka has temporarily suspended the import of over 300 'non-essential' items with effect from Wednesday
EURO FALLS BELOW PARITY WITH THE DOLLAR. WHAT’S THE IMPACT?
The euro has fallen below parity with the dollar, diving to its lowest level in 20 years and ending a one-to-one exchange rate with the U.S. currency
WORLD BANK’S NEW WARNING ON SRI LANKA AMID FOOD PRICE INFLATION
According to the latest World Bank assessment, Sri Lanka ranks fifth among the 10 countries…
EUROPE BRACES FOR MORE CUTS IN RUSSIAN OIL AND GAS EXPORTS
An interior view shows a new pumping station of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) near…
$1 TRILLION EXPORTS: THESE 6 SECTORS TO HELP INDIA BECOME EXPORT POWERHOUSE BY FY28
The Financial Express - August 20, 2022 India’s export growth has been propelled by six megatrends…
IMF EYES CREDITOR AS-SURANCES AS IT PREPARES SRI LANKA VISIT
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters building is seen in Washington, , April 8, 2019.…
AS ECB MULLS ANOTHER BIG HIKE, SCHNABEL SAYS INFLATION OUTLOOK HASN’T IMPROVED
Signage is seen outside the European Central Bank (ECB) building, in Frankfurt, Germany, July 21,…
S&P pushes Sri Lankan bonds deeper into junk territory with ‘default’ rating
People walk along the Pettah Market, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka,…
OIL PRICES HAVE TUMBLED ALMOST 30% IN 2 MONTHS. HERE’S WHY, AND WHAT COULD HAPPEN NEXT.
Oil prices have fallen sharply since June. picture alliance/Getty Images Business Insider - August 10, 2022…
SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS ANTARCTIC ICE SHELF CRUMBLING FASTER THAN THOUGHT
An aerial view of the 200-foot-tall (60-meter-tall) front of the Getz Ice Shelf with cracks,…
‘TOO MANY EMPLOYEES, BUT FEW WORK’: PICHAI, ZUCKERBERG SOUND THE ALARM
File Photo: Google CEO Sundar Pichai With global recession fears looming, some of the biggest…
WAR IN UKRAINE SET TO ENTER NEW PHASE -UK MILITARY INTELLIGENCE
Participants hold Ukrainian national flag during a rally of relatives and friends of defenders of…