Sri Lanka
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Central Bank of Sri Lanka penalises Indian Bank
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka – Financial Intelligence Unit has penalised state-owned Indian Bank for failing to conform to the provisions of the Financial…
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“I will be going to China mid next month”
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will travel to the island’s largest bilateral lender China for talks in January, he said on…
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Sri Lanka claims it has officially ended debt default
With the decision by the Hong Kong based Fitch Ratings to upgrade Sri Lanka’s credit rating, the island nation has…
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Sri Lanka navy rescues boat of 100 Rohingya refugees
Sri Lanka’s navy said Friday it had rescued 102 Rohingya refugees from war-torn Myanmar adrift in a fishing trawler off…
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IMF to assess Sri Lanka’s tax revisions in upcoming staff report
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board is expected to convene in the coming months to review the staff-level agreement…
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Port of Colombo poised for record-breaking year as it surpasses 7mn TEUs
The Port of Colombo achieved a significant milestone, surpassing 7 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in container throughput by the…
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IMF agrees to raise income tax threshold: Sri Lankan President
The government was able to reach an agreement with the IMF at the third review to raise the income tax…
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Sri Lankan President engages in talks with Indian business leaders
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, currently on a three-day official visit to India, participated in a discussion with leading Indian business…
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President AKD meets India’s Vice President and Health Minister
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake held a meeting with Indian Vice-President, Jagdeep Dhankhar this afternoon (16). During the discussion, Vice President…
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Diplomatic gaffes embarrass Lanka’s friendly nations: Sunday Times
A huge diplomatic gaffe came to pass this week when Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya thanked Taiwan, China’s arch-enemy, for…
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