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Sri Lanka Seeks $55 Million Loan from India for Buying Fertiliser

June 8, 2022

World Affairs, International Trade and Policies

Sri Lanka has sought a $55 million loan from India for procuring urea for the 2022-23 ‘Maha’ harvest season, an official said on June 7. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe had recently warned of a food crisis in the island nation due to

Amid Economic Crisis in Sri Lanka, President Rajapaksa Declares State of Emergency

Tannuka Juneja

May 7, 2022

World Affairs, International Trade and Policies

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, on Friday, 6 May, declared a state of emergency, which will come into effect from midnight (7 May), giving security forces sweeping powers amid anti-government protests, AFP reported. This is the second time in the last five

Economic Crisis May Lead to Higher Death Toll Than COVID-19, Warn Sri Lanka Doctors

TC Web Desk

April 11, 2022

World Affairs, International Trade and Policies

Sri Lanka’s worst economic crisis could lead to far more deaths than the Covid-19 pandemic, doctors warned on Sunday, as they are nearly out of life-saving medicines, say media reports. The country is stressed by power blackouts and acute food, fuel and

Sri Lanka Economic Crisis: Power Cuts, Food Shortages, Unrest on Streets

Tannuka Juneja

April 1, 2022

World Affairs, International Trade and Policies

Sri Lanka faces its worst economic crisis in decades. The Mahinda Rajapaksa government is struggling to pay for essential imports after a 70 per cent drop in foreign exchange reserves over two years triggered a currency devaluation. Fuel is in short supply, prices of food

Sri Lanka Facing High Food Inflation, On Brink of Bankruptcy

Tannuka Juneja

January 4, 2022

World Affairs, International Trade and Policies

Sri Lanka is facing an acute economic crisis due to job and earning losses, high food inflation and dwindling finances, as per the World Bank’s Sri Lanka Development Update (SLDU). Inflation has been spurred by the government printing money to pay off

Sri Lanka Seeks $55 Million Loan from India for Buying Fertiliser

Amid Economic Crisis in Sri Lanka, President Rajapaksa Declares State of Emergency

Economic Crisis May Lead to Higher Death Toll Than COVID-19, Warn Sri Lanka Doctors

Sri Lanka Economic Crisis: Power Cuts, Food Shortages, Unrest on Streets

Sri Lanka Facing High Food Inflation, On Brink of Bankruptcy

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Sri Lanka Seeks $55 Million Loan from India for Buying Fertiliser

Amid Economic Crisis in Sri Lanka, President Rajapaksa Declares State of Emergency

Economic Crisis May Lead to Higher Death Toll Than COVID-19, Warn Sri Lanka Doctors

Sri Lanka Economic Crisis: Power Cuts, Food Shortages, Unrest on Streets

Sri Lanka Facing High Food Inflation, On Brink of Bankruptcy

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