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RBI allows settlement of trade transactions with Sri Lanka in INR
Looking at the current economic crisis in Sri Lanka and the difficulties faced by exporters in getting payments from the failing island nation. The Reserve bank of India on Thursday allowed settlement of trade transactions in Indian rupees outside the Asian Clearing Union (ACU) mechanism.
New Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe to visit India this month: Report
Newly-appointed Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is expected to visit India this month and meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a media report said.
Indian envoy, Sri lankan PM discuss cooperation on economic recovery
Indian High Commission in Colombo on Friday met newly-appointed Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe and discussed cooperation on country's economic recovery and maintaining stability through democratic processes.
Ranil Wickremesinghe likely to be new PM of Sri Lanka
UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe is likely to be the next choice for Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. Former prime minister Wickremesinghe and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa held closed door discussions on Wednesday evening, which included an offer from Rajapaksa for Wickremesinghe to take up the post, the Daily Mirror reported.
Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to name new prime minister
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is all set to name a new prime minister on Thursday to try to steer the country out of its dire economic crisis after days of violence, Khaleej Times reported.
Indian High Commission denies rumors of sending soldiers to the crisis-torn Sri Lanka
The Indian High Commission dismissed speculative media allegations that New Delhi was sending troops to Colombo on Wednesday (May 11), stating India firmly supports Sri Lanka's democracy, stability, and economic recovery. Sri Lanka is in the midst of its biggest economic crisis since its 1948 independence from the United Kingdom.
Protesters set up roadblocks to prevent escape of Rajapaksa supporters
On Monday, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, 76, resigned amid unprecedented economic upheaval, hours after his supporters attacked anti-government protestors, prompting authorities to impose a statewide curfew and deploy Army forces in the city.
Sri Lanka Speaker of House requests Parliament to reconvene this week
The Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament requested on Tuesday that embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa call a special session of the House this week to discuss the current situation, which includes unprecedented violence and widespread protests against the government over the country's worst economic crisis in decades.
Sri Lanka in chaos as MP shot dead, PM Rajapaksa resigns & protestors grow angry
Food and fuel shortages, skyrocketing prices, and power outages are hurting a large number of Sri Lankans, leading in massive protests against the government's handling of the situation.
Sri Lanka stops supplying gas for domestic use
Sri Lanka's leading liquefied petroleum gas supplier Litro Gas Lanka Limited on Monday said that they are unable to supply gas to domestic consumers until new stocks arrive.
Opposition party leader Premadasa declines Sri Lanka PM post in interim govt
As Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is expected to retire amid continued protests, the opposition party Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has declared that its leader Sajith Premadasa will not accept the job of Prime Minister in an interim government.
Sri Lanka President Rajapaksa ready to form all-party government
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has informed all party leaders including independent MPs that he was ready to form an all-party government, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Sri Lanka: Curfew lifted in Rambukkana
The curfew that was imposed in the Rambukkana Police Division last night, following a shooting incident involving the police and civilians, has been lifted, Colombo Gazette reported on Thursday.
Sri Lanka Economic Crisis: President Rajapaksa appoints new cabinet of 17 ministers
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa named a new Cabinet of 17 ministers on Monday, ANI said, citing NewsWire, amid the continued economic crisis that has led to political uncertainty in Sri Lanka.
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