IMF staff and the Sri Lankan authorities have reached staff-level agreement on economic policies to conclude the third review of Sri Lanka s economic reform program supported by the IMF s Extended Fund Facility (EFF). MORE..
23 Nov 2024 (12:59 PM)
Representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are scheduled to issue an official statement this morning (23) regarding the third review under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF). MORE..
23 Nov 2024 (10:21 AM)
Former Minister Harin Fernando has stated that he does not believe the then-Cabinet of Ministers is responsible for the incident involving the procurement of substandard human immunoglobulin vials. MORE..
22 Nov 2024 (3:13 PM)
Sri Lankan banks operating environment (OE) assessment and overall credit profiles will be supported by any improvement in the sovereign s credit profile (Long-Term Foreign-Currency IDR- RD, Long-Term Local-Currency IDR- CCC-) following a completed debt restructuring, says Fitch Ratings. MORE..
22 Nov 2024 (2:06 PM)
Two Australian teenagers and a British woman died from suspected methanol poisoning after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos. An American man and two Danes also died, though their exact causes of death have not been released. MORE..
23 Nov 2024 (11:32 AM)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism, Vijitha Herath, has announced that it has been decided to conduct the Local Government Elections at the beginning of next year. MORE..
23 Nov 2024 (1:51 PM)