Sri Lanka

  • Jan 5, 2023
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Sri Lanka local polls may help gauge views on leader

Elections for local authorities look set to take place soon

Sri Lanka
  • Dec 14, 2022
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Austerity will bring political challenges in Sri Lanka

The budget for 2023 is designed to please the IMF, from which Colombo is working hard to secure a bailout

Sri Lanka
  • Nov 15, 2022
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Budget supports Sri Lanka’s pursuit of IMF bailout

The president has presented a budget for the coming year

Sri Lanka
  • Nov 2, 2022
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Wickremesinghe’s position grows stronger in Sri Lanka

The president is yet to secure a desperately needed IMF bailout but has delivered a promised constitutional amendment

Sri Lanka
  • Oct 24, 2022
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Sri Lanka move may ease political tensions somewhat

Lawmakers have passed a constitutional amendment that reduces the powers of the presidency

Sri Lanka
  • Oct 7, 2022
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UN pressure is troublesome distraction for Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, desperate to ease its economic crisis, faces renewed scrutiny over crimes committed during the civil war

Sri Lanka
  • Oct 6, 2022
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Sri Lanka may struggle to ensure meaningful debt talks

Colombo is looking for assurances on debt restructuring so that it can secure an IMF bailout

Sri Lanka
  • Sep 1, 2022
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Debt restructuring will now be key Sri Lankan focus

Sri Lanka has reached a staff-level agreement with the IMF on a desperately needed bailout

Sri Lanka