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Sri Lanka’s new president faces manpower exodus that may block growth
JAFFNA/COLOMBO – Sri Lankans voted for an end to economic hardship in the country’s presidential election on Sept 21, and new leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake is now gearing up for an unenviable balancing act.
Sri Lanka's new president says he'll restart talks with the IMF to find a way out of economic crisis
Sri Lanka’s new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says that he will soon resume discussions with the International Monetary Fund and foreign creditors to plot a way out of the worst economic crisis i
Sri Lanka keeps rates steady as policy clarity from new president awaited
Sri Lanka's central bank kept interest rates unchanged on Friday in line with expectations as the island nation waits for policy clarity after electing a new president to steer it out of the worst financial crisis in decades.
Sri Lanka President Plans to Start IMF Talks, Focus on Stability
Sri Lanka’s new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake said he plans to start discussions with the International Monetary Fund as part of his focus on establishing stability in the island nation before rolling out other initiatives.
New president appoints Sri Lanka’s first female prime minister in 24 years
Ms Amarasuriya, 54, is the first woman in more than two decades and the only third woman in the history of independent Sri Lanka to take charge as the prime minister. She is a sociology lecturer and known for her activism on gender and minority rights.
Sri Lanka president dissolves parliament to clear way for Nov. 14 polls
Sri Lanka's newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has dissolved parliament to clear the way for a snap general election in the debt-ridden country, he said in a government gazette notification on Tuesday.
New Sri Lanka President Dissolves Parliament, Calls Early Poll
Sri Lanka’s new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake dissolved the nation’s parliament with effect midnight Tuesday and called for early elections, framing his decision as steps toward combating corruption and renegotiating a $3 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund.
How worried should Sri Lanka be about its ex-Marxist president?
Since 2022, when mass protests ousted the then-president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a coalition assembled by the JVP and its associates has won broad support among middle-class Sri Lankans, whose living standards have been devastated by economic crisis and the austerity policies designed to fix it.
Sri Lanka to begin talks with IMF to take forward $2.9 billion bailout, president says
Sri Lanka's new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said on Wednesday that he plans to begin negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) immediately to take forward the country's $2.9 billion bailout programme.
Sri Lanka Keeps Rates Steady in First Meeting After Elections
Sri Lanka’s central bank kept its benchmark interest rates unchanged in its first meeting since a new president was elected and uncertainty over the International Monetary Fund loan program looms.
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Sri Lanka’s new president calls a parliamentary election for November to consolidate his mandate
Sri Lanka’s new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has sworn in an opposition lawmaker as his prime minister, making her the ...
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Factbox-Why did Sri Lanka's president call a snap general election?
Sri Lanka will hold a parliamentary election on Nov. 14, the government announced on Tuesday, less than two months after the ...
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Marxist Sworn in as Sri Lanka's President, China's Xi Congratulates Him
Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka's President on Monday following several years of economic ...
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Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president
Marxist leader Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president after an election that saw voters reject an old guard ...
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Sri Lanka’s Leftist Leader Faces Tough Test to Alter IMF Deal
Sri Lanka’s new president took office with a mandate to bring relief to citizens still burdened by the remnants of the ...
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