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Photo courtesy of Burj Khalifa The eastern Mediterranean skyline and the economic map of the Middle East has changed dramatically in recent weeks. Commercial districts in Dubai have faced disruption, ...
News Sri Lanka » Eastern » Economy: Sri Lanka and World Bank Group launch new partnership to create jobs, attract private investment
The World Bank Group (WBG) and the Government of Sri Lanka yesterday launched a new five-year Country Partnership Framework (CPF) to support Sri Lanka’s continued recovery, help achieve its 7% ...
News Sri Lanka » Eastern » Economy: Sri Lanka Must Devolve to Evolve: A 2030 Economic Reality Check
Photo by Don Nishantha Sri Lanka stands at a fragile yet defining moment in its economic journey. Emerging from one of the most severe financial crises in its post-independence history, the country ...
News Sri Lanka » Eastern » Economy: The turmoil in the Middle East = Sri Lanka in economic trouble
The new reality is that the war has de facto created a gas and oil hegemon who now controls 20% of Gas and oil as we read this, with significant impact on the fertilizer industry as well. The reality ...
News Sri Lanka » Eastern » Economy: World Bank and Sri Lanka launch five-year plan for economic growth
A new five-year Country Partnership Framework (CPF) was launched by the World Bank Group and the Government of Sri Lanka to bolster the nation's recovery, target a 7% medium-term economic growth rate, ...
News Sri Lanka » Eastern » Economy: Sri Lanka And World Bank Launch New Partnership To Support Recovery, Boost Growth
"We are committed to building on the continued macroeconomic stability, strengthened governance and revenue-based fiscal consolidation that we have already achieved," President Anura Kumara ...
News Sri Lanka » Eastern » Economy: Indian PM’s visit to Sri Lanka boosts economic and military ties
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Sri Lanka from April 4 to 6 marks a significant shift in the economic and strategic relations between the two South Asian countries. Indian Prime ...
News Sri Lanka » Eastern » Economy: Drought dents Sri Lanka's economic hopes, farmers' livelihood
ANAMADUWA, Sri Lanka, Aug 29 (Reuters) - H.J.M Seneviratne, 63, slices through yellowed paddy stems dried out by a drought that has destroyed over 95% of his crop and is threatening crisis-hit Sri ...
News Sri Lanka » Eastern » Economy: Sri Lanka to invite Russian investors to Colombo Port City
The Sri Lankan government will this week make an invitation to the Russian Foreign Ministry for its investors to explore the possibility of investing in the Colombo Port City, which the Sri Lankan ...