Sri Lanka

  • Mar 24, 2011
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SRI LANKA: Political opinion swings anti-West on Libya

Hundreds of supporters of the National Freedom Front party, a member of the ruling coalition,...

Sri Lanka
  • Mar 10, 2011
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SRI LANKA/INDIA: Claims about LTTE could fuel rifts

An unknown number of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels are training in India with a...

Sri Lanka
  • Mar 8, 2011
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PROSPECTS 2011 Q2: South Asia

India and Pakistan agreed to resume peace talks in February after two years. However, both sides...

  • Feb 25, 2011
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SRI LANKA: Slow global recovery tempers trade outlook

Due to a modest revival in household consumption in Western countries, exports exceeded...

Sri Lanka
  • Feb 3, 2011
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SRI 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 Lanka
  • Dec 14, 2010
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SRI 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 Lanka
  • Nov 30, 2010
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SRI LANKA: Budget could put fiscal stability at risk

Parliament yesterday approved the 2011 budget with a two-thirds majority. The first full-fledged...

Sri Lanka
  • Nov 29, 2010
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PAKISTAN/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 Lanka