COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The woman stood in line for more than 14 hours for a passport, desperate to escape the economic crisis engulfing Sri Lanka. 斯里兰卡科伦坡——她为了护照排了14个多小时的队,不顾一切地想要逃离席卷斯里兰卡的经济危机。 Selwi Thangawelu, a Sri Lankan mother of two, had se...
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s ongoing economic crisis would deepen if one creditor disagrees, a senior International Monetary Fund (IMF) official said amid concerns that China would not go along with Western creditors on debt restructuring on an equal footing. All Sri Lankan creditors inclu...
ECONOMYNEXT – The European Union (EU) will provide 200,000 Euros (over 74 million rupees) in humanitarian aid for first-aid, medical supplies and sanitary purchases for some 80,000 low-income families affected by Sri Lanka’s ongoing economic crisis, the EU Delegation to Sri...
2022. Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said here on Tuesday the next three weeks would be tough as the nation is facing a severe economic crisis, urging citizens to use fuel and gas sparingly. (Xinhua/Tang Lu)
COLOMBO, April 7 (Xinhua) -- A Sri Lankan court on Thursday issued an order preventing recently resigned central bank governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal from leaving the country until April 18 as the South Asian country is currently faced with an economic crisis. ...
The Sri Lankan economic crisis recently reached a tipping point when protesters marched into the PresidentialPalaceon July 9, marking the end of 10 years of Rajapaksa family rule in the country. The status of Rajapaksa remains unknown; he is believed to have initially flown to theMaldives, then...
Sri Lanka is mired in its worst economic downturn since 1948, with shortage of food, fuel and other basic goods. The economic crisis in the south Asian nation has escalated to national protests, cabinet resignation and even caused state of emergency. ...
Sri Lanka’s prime minister told parliament that the country’s economy has “completely collapsed” and admitted that “no country or organisation in the world is willing to provide fuel to us,” as the financial crisis on the island worsens. ...
At least 41 Sri Lankan lawmakers walked out of the ruling coalition on Tuesday, leaving the government of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in a minority in parliament as it struggles with the country’s worst economic crisis in decades. In another setback for the administration, Finance Minister Ali ...
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa says that though all the parties represented in Parliament were urged to come forward to help resolve the current economic crisis in the country, no one has come forward. “Therefore as the party in power we will take all steps to resolve this crisis,” he sa...