For decades, Sri Lanka’s national airline has occupied an uneasy place in the country’s public life: a source of national pride on one hand and a continuing financial burden on the other.
India’s economy and government finances are coming under growing strain from the Iran war, as rising global energy prices and disrupted oil supplies increase inflation risks and pressure fiscal stability, according to
MoreForeign investors continued to pull money out of Sri Lankan government securities even after the Central Bank of Sri Lanka moved aggressively to tighten monetary policy, highlighting growing pressure on the country’s
MoreAsian stock markets traded lower in volatile conditions on Tuesday as concerns over the stability of Middle East ceasefire efforts offset growing enthusiasm surrounding the artificial intelligence sector. According to Reuters, investors
MoreIndo-Pacific countries are rapidly expanding defence cooperation and military capabilities as they respond to China’s growing military power and shifting perceptions of long-term United States engagement in the region, signalling a gradual
MoreArchbishop of Colombo, Malcolm Ranjith, has issued a sharp critique of Sri Lanka’s long-standing open economic model, urging authorities to reconsider the direction of national policy. Speaking to the media, he argued
MoreIn March 2026, the European Commission’s Competition Directorate concluded a landmark probe into Google, recommending fines exceeding one billion euros for systemic breaches of the Digital Markets Act. The penalty, however, was
MoreMore than sixty years ago, Indonesia’s first president, Sukarno, warned that political independence meant little without economic sovereignty. In his famous Trisakti doctrine, announced during the 1964 Independence Day speech, Sukarno argued that a
MoreBrazil is preparing to restart oil drilling in the Amazon Basin after a ten-year pause, marking a major shift in environmental and energy policy under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The
MoreFor decades, Sri Lanka’s economic trajectory has been severely constrained by a persistent structural vulnerability: the twin deficits. The country has simultaneously run a chronic fiscal deficit and a structural trade deficit,
MoreA senior official of the Reserve Bank of Australia has delivered a stark assessment of how renewed conflict in the Middle East is reshaping the global inflation landscape and feeding directly into
MoreLambs have returned to Moroccan streets in recent days, marking the revival of the Eid al-Adha ritual after a rare suspension ordered last year by King Mohammed VI due to severe drought.
Moreby Our Correspondent in Colombo The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has sharply increased its Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) by 100 basis points to 8.75% today, signaling growing concern over inflationary pressures
Moreby Our Correspondent in Colombo Sri Lanka is once again facing growing fears of financial instability as a sharp expansion in the country’s money supply raises alarm among economists, market analysts, and
MoreAt a time when central banks across the world are grappling with war-driven energy shocks, volatile inflation and slowing growth, Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra has delivered a strong defence
MoreUS federal prosecutors are examining valuation practices at a private credit fund managed by BlackRock, marking a new escalation in regulatory scrutiny of the fast-growing private credit sector. According to people familiar
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