Sri Lanka
SRI LANKA: Slow global recovery tempers trade outlook
Due to a modest revival in household consumption in Western countries, exports exceeded...
Sri LankaSRI LANKA: IMF grants tranche but deficit issue looms
The IMF today sanctioned the sixth tranche, worth 216.6 million dollars, of its 2.6...
Sri LankaSRI LANKA: Ensuring equitable reconstruction is key
Following the end of the 30-year civil war in May 2009, the government faces the huge task of...
Sri LankaSRI LANKA: Budget could put fiscal stability at risk
Parliament yesterday approved the 2011 budget with a two-thirds majority. The first full-fledged...
Sri LankaPAKISTAN/SRI LANKA: Zardari's visit will cement ties
Pakistan and Sri Lanka should barter goods instead of trading in a dollar-denominated system that...
Sri LankaSRI LANKA: Rajapaksa's second term promises stability
President Mahinda Rajapaksa was sworn in for a second six-year term today.
Sri LankaSOUTH ASIA/SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Speculation poses risks
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka today kept its benchmark interest rates unchanged for a third...
AsiaSRI LANKA: Legalisation of gambling may fuel protests
A controversial bill to legalise gambling will be tabled in parliament today.
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