Sri Lanka economy

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22 July 2023
India and Sri Lanka to consider land link
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07 July 2023
A year after Sri Lanka unrest, economic woes...
Sri Lankan daily wage workers carry vegetables at a market in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Photo: EPA
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30 May 2023
ADB grants $350 million to cash-strapped Sri Lanka
The Asian Development Bank approved a $350 million loan on Monday for bankrupt Sri Lanka...
(File) Asia's largest sand dredger 'Jun Yang 1' belonging to China Harbour Engineering Company, pumps sand during the construction work of the Colombo Port City, now renamed Colombo Financial City, near Galle Face in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 02 October 2017. Photo: EPA
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29 March 2023
China ramping up bailout loans to 'Belt and...
China has handed out $240 billion worth of bailout loans to 22 developing countries at...
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08 March 2023
Beijing confirms China will help Sri Lanka...
China says it will "play a positive role" in helping Sri Lanka get through its debt...
Security forces use tear gas and water cannons to disperse a University students protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 18 August 2022. Photo: EPA
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23 August 2022
Sri Lanka faces international censure over arrests
Sri Lanka's new government came under international censure Monday over the use of tough...
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21 June 2022
Sri Lanka shuts schools, government offices to...
Sri Lanka closed schools and halted non-essential government services on Monday, starting...
Anti-government demonstrators take part in a protest near the President's office in Colombo. Photo: AFP
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13 May 2022
How Sri Lanka's economy went into a tailspin
Sri Lanka is suffering its worst economic crisis since its independence from Britain in...