JAPAN CONTRIBUTES USD 1.5 MILLION TO HELP SRI LANKA PROVIDE FOOD ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THE ECONOMIC CRISIS
The Government of Japan today announced a USD 1.5million
FITCH DOWNGRADES SRI LANKA TO ‘RD’
Fitch Ratings - Hong Kong - 19 May 2022: Fitch Ratings has downgraded Sri Lanka's Long-Term Foreign-Currency (LTFC) Issuer Default
SRI LANKAN MUTUAL FUNDS’ OUTFLOWS RISE AMID ECONOMIC TURMOIL
Fitch Ratings-Shanghai-11 May 2022: The Sri Lankan mutual fund industry experienced large outflows in March 2022 with total
SOME SRI LANKAN CORPORATES MORE AFFECTED BY STRESSED ENVIRONMENT
Fitch Ratings-Colombo/Singapore-29 April 2022: Some rated Sri Lankan corporates are more affected by the challenging macroeconomic
UNICEF
Article 3(1) of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) states that, “ln all actions concerning children the best
GIRLS’ PERFORMANCE IN MATHEMATICS NOW EQUAL TO BOYS
Paris, 27 April – In mathematics, the gender gap favouring boys in early grades gradually disappears, according to a new publication
FITCH PLACES 12 SRI LANKAN NON-BANK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ON RATING WATCH NEGATIVE
Fitch Ratings - Singapore/Colombia/Mumbai - 26 Apr 2022: Fitch Ratings has placed the National Long-Term Ratings of 12 Sri Lankan
WEAK OPERATING CONDITIONS RAISE RISKS FOR SRI LANKAN INSURERS
High investment and liquidity risks, pressure on regulatory capital positions and a likely worsening in financial performance have increased
FITCH PLACES BANK OF CEYLON ON RATING WATCH NEGATIVE
Fitch Ratings - Colombo - 12 Apr 2022: Fitch Ratings has placed Bank of Ceylon's (BOC) Long-Term Foreign-Currency
FITCH PLACES 13 SRI LANKAN BANKS ON RATING WATCH NEGATIVE
Fitch Ratings - Colombo - 12 Apr 2022: Fitch Ratings has placed the National Long-Term Ratings of 13 Sri Lankan
DOWNGRADES SRI LANKA TO ‘C’
Fitch Ratings - Hong Kong - 13 Apr 2022: Fitch Ratings has downgraded Sri Lanka's Long-Term Foreign-Currency
COMMONWEALTH YOUTH CLIMATE CHANGE NETWORK
More than 2,000 young leaders and youth-led organisations from across the Commonwealth are urging governments to respect the
LITTLE HEARTS
Dr. Duminda Samarasinghe – a Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist at Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children (LRH) and the Project Director of Little Hearts
WFP STATEMENT
The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the World Food Programme (WFP) is a humbling, moving recognition of the work of WFP staff
WORLD BANK SUPPORTS SRI LANKA WITH $56 MILLION TO MITIGATE COVID-19 IMPACTS
COLOMBO, September 10, 2020—The World Bank has reallocated
UNICEF
UNICEF is leading efforts to procure and supply COVID-19 vaccines in what could possibly be the world’s largest and fastest ever procurement
THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL
We are experiencing loss and anxiety at multiple levels, which could leave room for mental health issues including depression
WORLD BANK GROUP
Chiyo Kanda is the World Bank’s new Country Manager for Sri Lanka. She will oversee a total portfolio of around $2.3 billion and the development of a new
CHINA ORDERS MASS SLAUGHTER
China orders the mass slaughter of poultry with reports indicating a fresh outbreak of Bird Flu
CHINESE STOCKS CRASH
China's benchmark stock index plunged as much as 9.1 - its worst opening in almost 13 years - as investors took cover from the fast-spreading Wuhan coronavirus.
