ECONOMYNEXT — Former Speaker Karu Jayasuriya has been appointed as the chair of Sri Lanka’s Former Parliamentarians’ Caucus. Parliament said in a statement on Monday July 08 that Jayasuriya’s appointment was made unanimously at the first meeting of the caucus…
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Opposition leader has asked the government to give public sector jobs to 50,000 unemployed graduates, despite the country having a bloated state service sector, and an ongoing strike today by public servants demanding salary increases. “We…
ECONOMYNEXT — Sri Lanka’s presidential election will be held in 2024 regardless of legal challenges, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said. The President’s Media Division (PMD) quoted Wickremesinghe as saying that parliamentary elections and provincial councils will follow the presidential poll. He…
ECONOMYNEXT — Sri Lanka’s presidential election will be held in 2024 regardless of legal challenges, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said. The President’s Media Division (PMD) quoted Wickremesinghe as saying that parliamentary elections and provincial councils will follow the presidential poll. He…
ECONOMYNEXT — President Emanuel Macron’s gamble in calling a snap poll somewhat paid off after a left-wing alliance secured the highest number of seats in the French parliament, effectively defeating an alliance led by the far-right National Rally. The Economist…
ECONOMYNEXT – A coalition of civil society organisations comprising representatives from Bangladesh, India, the Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka is are urging South Asian countries to take immediate action on high levels of sexual violence and low conviction rates. The…
ECONOMYNEXT – A coalition of civil society organisations comprising representatives from Bangladesh, India, the Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka is are urging South Asian countries to take immediate action on high levels of sexual violence and low conviction rates. The…
ECONOMYNEXT — If Sri Lanka were to accommodate the ongoing demands for wage increases in the state sector, it would cost the country 8 billion US dollars, which no party that would come into power could afford to do at…
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s deal with bondholders gives a benefit of 27 percent in net present value terms even if gross domestic produce grows faster than projected in an International Monetary Fund program, the Finance Ministry said. Under the baseline…
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s deal with bondholders gives a benefit of 27 percent in net present value terms even if gross domestic produce grows faster than projected in an International Monetary Fund program, the Finance Ministry said. Under the baseline…
