COPE seeks CID to investigate officials’ claims on lost financial data of Building Materials Corporation due to software glitch
State-Owned Building Materials Corporation (BMC) has failed to prepare financial statements since 2016, Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) revealed. This was revealed at the COPE meeting chaired by Prof. Charitha Herath…
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…
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka hit by record inflation
(AFP) – Crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s inflation hit a record high for the sixth consecutive month, official data showed on Friday as the government asked the IMF for an urgent bailout. The…
The World Bank extends support to Sri Lanka
The World Bank on Tuesday expressed their support to Sri Lanka during a meeting with Finance Minister Ali Sabry in Washington DC, which was attended by the World Bank’s private…
Sri Lankan Economic Crisis Inflicted by Self-Serving Elite
By Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram Sri Lanka has just defaulted on its foreign debt for the very first time. Attributing its current predicament to a Chinese ‘debt-trap’ is a new Cold War…
India to provide crisis-hit Sri Lanka with an additional US$500 million for fuel
Sri Lanka’s continued fuel crisis has prompted India to extend another helping hand to the troubled island nation with an additional $500 million in financial aid. Sri Lanka’s foreign ministry…
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka, India revive talks to link electric grids
(Reuters) – India and Sri Lanka have resumed talks on linking their electricity grids, officials told Reuters on Tuesday, a step that could aid New Delhi’s goal of reducing China’s…
Colombo Stock Brokers Association defends the decision to temporarily close down the Colombo Stock Exchange
Colombo Stock Brokers Association (CSBA) defends the decision by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) to temporarily close down the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) for 5 business…
Sri Lanka’s Business Chambers urges the President to initiate immediate legislative action to repeal the 20th amendment
Concerned by the current political deadlock coupled with growing public unrest, Sri Lanka’s Joint Business Chambers led by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) urged President Gotabaya Rajapakse to immediately…
Indian Companies Scramble To Set Up Renewable Energy Projects In Sri Lanka
Indian companies have bagged several renewable energy projects in economic-crisis hit Sri Lanka. The Indian government has offered a line of credit to Sri Lanka to help the island nation…