Sri Lanka focus on ‘homegrown solutions’ to settle $6.9 billion external debt servicing obligations for 2022
Sri Lanka will focus on ‘homegrown solutions’ to settle $6.9 billion external debt servicing obligations for 2022 with nearly half of these obligations falling within the 1st quarter of the…
Ceylon Graphite successfully Renews the Environmental Licence for K1 Mine Project
Ceylon Graphite Corp. has successfully renewed its Environmental Protection Licence from the Central Environmental Authority (CEA) of Sri Lanka for ongoing operations at the K1 Mine project, the company announced.…
EU strengthens protection against economic coercion
The European Commission has today proposed a new tool to counter the use of economic coercion by third countries. This legal instrument is in response to the EU and its…
Most Sri Lankan Exporters Grappled with high costs and shortages in sourcing inputs for exports
Most of Sri Lanka’s exporters are grappled with high costs in sourcing export inputs with some exporters are struggling to source export inputs while facing shortages, according to a recent…
President Biden Appoints Former U.S Ambassador to Sri Lanka Alaina B. Teplitz as Assistant Secretary of State for Administration
Today, United States President Joe Biden announced he has appointed Alaina B. Teplitz to serve as Assistant Secretary of State for Administration. Ambassador Alaina B. Teplitz is a career member…
Crises in the Sri Lankan Economy: Need for National Planning and Political Stability
By Dr.Vagisha Gunasekara Summary Sri Lanka’s current economic quagmire is due to three overlapping economic crises: a meshing of another long drawn-out global capitalist bust phase (which commenced with the…
Mahinda Samarasinghe to assume duties as the new Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to the United States and Mexico on 29th of November
Former Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Kalutara District parliamentarian and Former Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe is scheduled to take up the post of Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the United States…
Stax Secures strategic investment from US-based Blue Point Capital Partners
Stax Inc, an analytically-driven global M&A strategy consulting firm management consultancy with offices in Sri Lanka and the United States secured a strategic investment from a US-based private equity firm, Blue…
USAID Launches Fresh 5-year, $19m Initiative to Support Sri Lanka’s renewable energy Ambitions
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced its new $19 million, 5-year Sri Lanka Energy Program recently. Once finalized, this grant will support the Government of Sri Lanka’s…
Gem Dealers in Sri Lanka Welcomes Govt Moves on Ease of Doing Business in Budget 2022
The Largest Association of Gem Dealers in Sri Lanka, the Chinafort Gem and Jewellery Traders Association welcomes the Government’s initiatives to promote Ease of Doing Business measures in the Gem…