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Russia is re-emerging in South Asia

By Aleksei Zakharov  Forced by the unprecedented isolation from the West, Russia has embarked on a course of outreach to the global South. South Asia is a region where Moscow…

India hands over INR 450 million for Sri Lanka’s Unique Digital Identity project

Indian High Commissioner handed over a cheque of 450 million for the Sri Lanka Unique Digital Identity (SL-UDI) Project.  High Commission of India in Colombo, Sri Lanka twitted, “High Commissioner…

Sri Lanka aims to conclude debt restructuring talks before November 

Crisis-stricken Sri Lanka should be able to conclude newly-launched debt restructuring talks by September, or November at the latest, its president said on Thursday, adding that the negotiations had made…

Sri Lanka And Bangladesh Keen To Import Ethanol From India

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are keen to start importing ethanol from India. Nitin Gadkari, India’s Minister of Road and Transport Highways announced that the issue has already been discussed with…

Sri Lanka banks open Special Vostro accounts with Indian Banks to trade in INR

Sri Lankan banks opened special rupee trading accounts (SRVA) with Indian banks including the largest Indian Bank, State Bank of India (SBI) to conduct bilateral trade in Indian Rupees following…

Ministerial Consultative Committee cleares Amendments to Petroleum Products Act to liberalize duopoly Petroleum market

The Petroleum Products (Special Provisions) Amendment Bill was approved by the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Power and Energy with amendments in accordance with the decisions given by the Supreme Court.…

Sri Lanka’s offshore Wind generation capacity may reach 1GW by 2030- World Bank

The World Bank (WB) has commenced the industry consultation process to develop an offshore Wind Development Roadmap for Sri Lanka. By 2030, installed offshore Wind generation capacity is estimated to…

Sri Lanka’s agripreneurial community makes recommendations for the revival of the agriculture sector ahead of food crisis

There are constant dire warnings of impending food shortages citing many causes and blames onpast actions. While it is useful and wise to be forewarned, the warnings alone will not…

Crisis in Colombo port drives shipping lines to alternative routes

Due to the ongoing political unrest in Sri Lanka, shipping lines are going for transshipment routes that do not pass through the port of Colombo for the transport of goods…

Sri Lanka identifies 7 key items to import from India

Crisis-ridden Sri Lanka has identified seven classes of products, aside from petroleum, to be imported from India this year under credit facilities, according to Indian media reports. The product classes…