Sri Lanka’s president makes U-turn on IMF bailout COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s new leader on Thursday backed a controversial IMF bailout, marking a U-turn from his election... Published 22 Nov, 2024 03:03am
Business & Finance Sri Lanka debt talks stall as deadline looms COLOMBO: Bankrupt Sri Lanka said Tuesday it had failed after three weeks of talks to reach an agreement with its... Published 17 Apr, 2024 05:28am
World IMF staff to visit Sri Lanka in Sept for first programme review LONDON: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team will visit Colombo in a month's time for the first review on... Published 15 Aug, 2023 11:38pm
World Sri Lanka to start next round of talks with creditors in April COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will kick off the next round of talks with creditors in the third week of April, President Ranil... Published 22 Mar, 2023 12:57pm
Markets IMF bailout not a silver bullet for Sri Lanka, says Moody’s Analytics MUMBAI: Sri Lanka has a difficult road ahead irrespective of how much funding it receives from multilateral and... Published 21 Mar, 2023 12:43pm
World Wickremesinghe delivers IMF deal for Sri Lanka despite public mistrust COLOMBO: When Ranil Wickremesinghe took over as Sri Lanka’s president in July after a popular uprising ousted his... Published 21 Mar, 2023 11:10am
Markets Debt-stricken Sri Lanka to receive first tranche of IMF bailout funds in two days COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will get the first $330 million tranche of the International Monetary Fund’s bailout in the next... Updated 21 Mar, 2023 12:18pm
World IMF approves Sri Lanka's $2.9bn bailout COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's president said Monday that the International Monetary Fund has approved its request for a $2.9... Published 20 Mar, 2023 10:55pm
KSE-100 closes above 97,000 for the first time as investors dismiss political noise, index gains 1,782 points