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…
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…
Sri Lanka settle payments for Russian coal cargoes
(Reuters)- Crisis-hit Sri Lanka has paid for two Russian cargoes to SUEK AG’s Singapore unit through a telegraphic transfer, two senior government officials told Reuters, in a move that is…
India aims to meet vaccine orders placed by Sri Lanka in August
Depending on the scale of production of vaccines, India is aiming to meet vaccine orders placed by Sri Lanka and other South Asian neighbors by July-end or August, The Print…
Potential Russian Nuclear Power Plant In Sri Lanka Not On SPIEF Agenda
(UrduPoint News / Sputnik) The prospective plans for Russia to develop a nuclear power plant for Sri Lanka are not part of the agenda of this year’s St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Sri Lankan State Minister of Money and…
Arrival of Russian Tour Group postponed
Russia’s national airline Aeroflot has postponed the scheduled flight to Sri Lanka with 300 Russian tourists as a new strain of COVID-19 spread in the United Kingdom (UK) and across…