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The United States has once again assured their fullest support to Sri Lanka in the debt restructuring process, State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe said. Posting on ‘X’ (formerly Twitter), Semasinghe said that he had a productive…

Sri Lanka’s gross official reserves (GOR) stood at USD 5 billion by the end of March 2024, recording a notable increase compared to USD 4.4 billion at the end of 2023. In its report on the External Sector Performance in the month of…

Sri Lanka may reach a deal with investors to restructure its $12 billion in defaulted global bonds by mid-May, according to strategists at Standard Chartered. The South Asian nation has been hoping to reach a deal in the next few weeks,…

The Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kenji Okamura has commended the Sri Lankan authorities on the implementation of a strong program and excellent reform progress, says Finance State Minister Shehan…

The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday that there is “strong expectation” that Sri Lanka will reach a deal with its commercial creditors by the completion of the IMF’s second review. Sri Lanka is in talks with bondholders to…

The preliminary arrangements required to hold the presidential election have been completed, according to the Election Commission. Nevertheless, internal sources within the government revealed that President Ranil Wickremesinghe informed…

During the bilateral discussion held with Sri Lankan Premier Dinesh Gunawardana in Beijing, President Xi Jinping expressed China’s continued support to Sri Lanka together with EXIM Bank of China and China Development Bank, says State…

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Dr. Harsha de Silva has refuted recent claims that he requested for a meeting with the visiting delegation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Taking to ‘X’ (formerly Twitter) in response to a…

A discussion between a group including Peter Brewer (Peter Breuer) and representatives of the JVP took place today (14) morning at Srangila Hotel Colombo. The meeting, which lasted about an hour and a half, has been lengthy discussed…

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has confirmed its acceptance of President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s invitation to opposition political parties for discussions with representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). According to…