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India to supply 65,000 MT of urea to Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 14 (ANI): Amid Sri Lanka's devastating economic crisis, India in another initiative to extend support will be supplying 65,000 metric tons of urea to the island nation.
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Ranil Wickremesinghe exudes confidence of IMF helping Sri Lanka during eco
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 13 (ANI): Assuring the countrymen of uplifting the country's economy, newly-appointed Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday exuded confidence of International Monetary Fund (IMF) helping the Island nation during its worst economic crisis.
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Sri Lanka: New PM Ranil Wickremesinghe assures to resolve economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 13 (ANI): Ranil Wickremesinghe, newly appointed Sri Lanka's Prime Minister on Thursday has given his assurance to the people of Sri Lanka that he will ensure the supply of petrol, diesel and electricity to the island country. He expressed his wish to overcome the ong
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Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves hit all-time low since December 2019
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 13 (ANI): Trade deficits and increasing current account coupled with dried up dollar inflows, and external debt payments have resulted in an alarming dip in Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves, plunging to a record low since December 2019.
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Sanctions hurting West more than Russia, says Putin
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 13 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Western countries were worse hit by the most severe sanctions imposed on Moscow in history for its action in Ukraine.
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Ranil Wickremesinghe returns as Sri Lankan PM with promise to resolve econ
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 12 (ANI): Ranil Wickremesinghe, the leader of the United National Party (UNP) of Sri Lanka, took over as the country's Prime Minister for a record sixth term on Thursday to restore stability in the island nation in the midst of a political impasse and unprecedente
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Pakistani rupee registers all-time low amid falling foreign currency reser
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 12 (ANI): Ahead of the delay in the revival of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme and falling foreign currency reserves, the Pakistani rupee hit an all-time low against the US Dollar, crippling the country's economy further.
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Ranil Wickremesinghe appointed Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 12 (ANI): United National Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe was on Thursday sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka amid the worst economic crisis faced by the country that has seen violent anti-government protests.
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Will devise strategy soon if Ranil Wickramasinghe will become Sri Lanka PM
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 12 (ANI): Underlining that Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) is the largest opposition party in the country, Sri Lanka's Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa on Thursday said that his party will "devise a strategy" if United National Party (UNI) leader Ranil Wickramasing
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Sri Lanka court bars Mahinda Rajapaksa from leaving country
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 12 (ANI): Mahinda Rajapaksa, who recently tendered his resignation from the position of the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, has been barred from leaving the country by a local court, media reports said.
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Sri Lanka: Prez assures to amend Constitution to empower Parliament amid r
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri lanka], May 12 (ANI): Amid tension over the economic crisis, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that steps will be taken to amend the Constitution of the country to re-enact the contents of the 19th Amendment to further empower the Parliament.
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Former Sri Lankan PM to stay in naval base until normalcy returns: Defense
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 11 (ANI): Sri Lanka's former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa was airlifted to Trincomalee naval base for security reasons, Defense Secretary Kamal Gunaratne told the media on Wednesday.
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