SRI LANKA CRISIS
-
Politics
Sri Lanka’s ousted president to return home
Colombo, Sep 2 (EFE).- Sri Lanka’s ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa may return home, government sources told EFE on Friday. The…
Read More » -
Business & Economy
IMF provisionally agrees on Sri Lanka bailout package
Colombo, Sep 1 (EFE).- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Thursday said it had reached a preliminary agreement with the Sri…
Read More » -
Business & Economy
IMF extends bailout negotiations with Sri Lanka ahead of agreement
Colombo, Aug 31 (EFE).- The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday extended its ongoing negotiations with Sri Lanka to finalize a…
Read More » -
Politics
Sri Lanka raises taxes, pledges aid in crisis budget
Colombo, Aug 30 (EFE).- Sri Lanka is set to raise indirect taxes and distribute millions of rupees in aid to…
Read More » -
Conflicts & War
Sri Lanka announces sale of part of national carrier due to crisis
Colombo, Aug 29 (EFE).- The government of Sri Lanka announced Monday that it will privatize two subsidiaries of the country’s…
Read More » -
Conflicts & War
Sri Lanka resumes bailout negotiations with IMF
Colombo, Aug 24 (EFE).- A delegation of the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday resumed dialog with Sri Lankan authorities to…
Read More » -
Conflicts & War
Amnesty denounces detention of protesters under anti-terror law in Sri Lanka
New Delhi, Aug 22 (EFE).- Amnesty International (AI) denounced Monday the arrest of three people protesting against the authorities’ management…
Read More » -
Business & Economy
IMF staff to visit Sri Lanka for assurances over bailout package
Colombo, Aug 20 (EFE).- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will visit Sri Lanka next week to seek assurances from the…
Read More » -
Conflicts & War
Sri Lanka expects preliminary agreement with IMF by month end
Colombo, Aug 18 (EFE).- The head of Sri Lanka’s central bank said on Thursday that he expected a preliminary agreement…
Read More » -
Conflicts & War
Sri Lanka to end protest-driven state of emergency
Colombo, Aug 16 (EFE).- Sri Lanka’s government on Tuesday is to lift the state of emergency imposed nearly a month…
Read More »
