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The IMF Executive Board completed the Fourth Review under the 48-month Extended Fund Facility with Sri Lanka, providing the country with immediate access to SDR 254 million (about US$350 million) to ...
The 2024 presidential election marked a significant milestone in Sri Lanka’s democratic journey and a renewal of political normalcy after a period of unprecedented turmoil, the European Union Election ...
[2] A popular surfing destination on the East Coast of Sri Lanka has become a geopolitically vulnerable space with a concentration of Israeli tourists who have established illegal businesses. The ...
Sri Lanka’s presidential election in September was its first since a crushing economic crisis in 2022. That year, the country defaulted on its external debt, leaving it unable to pay for crucial ...
Sri Lanka's President and National People's Power (NPP) party leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake gestures as he leaves after casting his vote on the day of the parliamentary election in Colombo, Sri ...
People arrive to cast their votes at a polling station during the parliamentary election in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024.
Sri Lanka embarked on a pivotal snap election on Thursday, a decision that will reveal whether the nation wants to strengthen the position of its new, left-leaning President, Anura Kumara ...
In the past four years, the share of people living below the poverty line in Sri Lanka has risen to 25.9 per cent. The World Bank forecasts the economy to grow by just 2.2 per cent in 2024. Mr ...
There are 17 million registered voters out of Sri Lanka’s 22 million population, according to the ECSL. Voting will be conducted at 13,421 polling stations across the country, according to the ECSL.
Sri Lankans have voted in a parliamentary election that's key for their new, Marxist-leaning president to consolidate his party’s power and follow through on promises of economic recovery.
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