ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s one-month old new government with more than a two-third parliamentary majority is facing credibility and integrity tests after people started questioning the educational qualifications of its top leaders. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s Marxist-leaning Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna…
ECONOMYNEXT – The Colombo Stock Exchange closed up on Monday, data on its site showed. The broader ASPI kept rising to close up 0.41 percent, or 56.21 points, at 13,774; while the more liquid S&P SL20 Index closed up 0.55…
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s new Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody has sought assistance from the United States to develop the renewable energy sector in the island nation, his Ministry said in a statement. The move comes after President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s…
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Lawyers Collective has called on the National Poeople’s Power administration to abolish of the executive presidency, repeal an anti-terror law and an online policing law. “The autocratic rule made possible in the role of the executive…
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka has reached a staff level agreement for take forward a program with the Internal Monetary Fund, Senior Mission Chief Peter Breuer said. The IMF’s board will formally approve the review based on several prior action including…
ECONOMYNEXT – The Colombo Stock Exchange closed down on Thursday, data on its site showed. The broader ASPI closed down 1.00 percent, or 131.45 points, at 12,982; while the more liquid S&P SL20 Index closed down 1.49 percent, or 58.36…
ECONOMYNEXT – The financial profiles of Sri Lanka’s banks will improve after a successful sovereign debt restructure proposed for local bondholders, Fitch Ratings said with the operating environment also linked to that of the sovereign. Sri Lanka President Anura Dissanayake…
A twelve-month long participatory policy-making project between policymakers and marginalised groups in Bhutan, resulted in a better understanding of each other’s roles, identifying gaps and building empathy. The project titled Democracy Beyond Borders, which ended in 2023, encouraged engagement and…
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation members who are in Colombo for the third review of the global lender’s $3 billion bailout package. The island nation’s economy has stabilized since it declared…
The government of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake reaffirmed its readiness to collaborate with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to advance Sri Lanka’s economic recovery within the context of the mandate. Senior Mission Chief Peter Breuer and the IMF delegation met…
