Sri Lanka economic crisis

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Global Economy

Sri Lanka lifts import ban on buses, trucks

File photo of Sri Lankan protests over price rise and lack of essential commodities in 2022
Sri Lanka Crisis

Sri Lanka surprises with 250 bps rate cut, signals rebound from crisis

Despite the challenges, the Sri Lankan people continue to persevere. Photo: Bloomberg
Panorama

Inside a depleted Sri Lanka: A first-hand account

Security personnel stand guard inside the President's house premises after protestors vacated it following the news of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa leaving the country, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka July 14, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Sri Lanka Crisis

Sri Lanka suspends local government polls for want of money

Amila Uduwerell, an IT officer who is home-based uses a car battery to charge his laptops as he works during the seven hours power outage, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, March 2, 2022. REUTERS
South Asia

Sri Lanka hikes power prices by 66% hoping to gain IMF support

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Global Economy

Bankrupt Sri Lanka hikes power prices again for IMF deal

Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe looks on during an interview with Reuters at Presidential Secretariat, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka August 18, 2022. REUTERS/ Dinuka Liyanawatte/File Photo
South Asia

Sri Lanka says US will support its debt restructuring effort

Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. Sketch: TBS
Bangladesh

Bangladesh won't face crisis like Sri Lanka: Sheikh Hasina on post-Covid economy

Ranil Wickremesinghe. Photo: Reuters
Sri Lanka Crisis

Sri Lanka in 'final stage' of IMF talks; budget deficit widens

Sri Lanka's president to cut spending in interim budget
Sri Lanka Crisis

Sri Lanka's president to cut spending in interim budget

People, including farmers, queue up outside a fuel station, amid the country's worst economic crisis, in Kilinochchi district, Sri Lanka July 28, 2022. REUTERS/ Devjyot Ghoshal
Sri Lanka Crisis

IMF team holds talks with crisis-hit Sri Lanka on debt restructuring

FILE PHOTO: A closed Ceylon Petroleum Corporation fuel station displays the availability of all fuel types on a board due to fuel shortage, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 27, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
South Asia

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka woos foreign oil firms amid fuel shortages

Dr Salahuddin Ahmed. Illustration: TBS
Bangladesh

Lankan central bank did whatever the rulers asked: Salehuddin