Sri Lanka elected Anura Kumara Dissanayake as its new president on September 21, 2024, marking the first time in the ...

Japanese Ambassador in Colombo Mizukoshi Hideaki said that in trying to overcome the economic crisis Sri Lanka should manage ...

The International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank Group (WBG) has approved a USD 200 million financing ...

The loan announced on Monday, which follows an earlier $500 million World Bank loan after the 2022 economic crash ...

People gathered at Galle Face in Colombo late last month to cheer the inauguration of the newly elected Sri Lanka president ...

In a massive political upset, a neo-Marxist political outsider won September’s presidential election in Sri Lanka. The ...

As per IMF Annual Report 2023, 60% of low-income countries and 25% of emerging market economies are at risk of debt distress.

The secondary market adopted a mixed sentiment during the day despite the finalisation of the EDR process as the country completed the OCC and IMF consultation proceedings. ..

The IMF said it had revised up both its 2024 and 2025 GDP targets by 0.4 percentage points but warned that growth in China would slow to 3.3% by 2029 due to an aging population and slower ...

The IMF's Alert Line at + 1 (202) 623-9999 also relates emergency or weather-related decisions concerning the IMF's Washington Headquarters. Staff wishing to report an incident of staff misconduct ...

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