By Malaka Rodrigo COLOMBO — Environmental activists in Sri Lanka are celebrating the end of a 2020 decree that left the island’s nonprotected forests more vulnerable to agriculture and ...

Sri Lanka, Its Economy Reeling, Is Approved for $3 Billion Rescue Loan. ... Colombo, markets had breathed a sigh of relief. Sri Lanka’s stock market has jumped 6 percent this month, ...

FILE - Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe arrives at the parliamentary complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Aug. 3, 2022. Sri Lanka’s new government plans Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022 to present an ...

Sri Lanka's key inflation rate eased to 35.3% in April from 50.3% in March, the statistics department said on Friday, a sign of relief for the crisis-battered economy.

Anti-government protesters shout slogans at a protest site in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Aug. 3, 2022. Credit: AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena. The issue of global debt distress is a matter of great concern ...

Sri Lanka expects final approval from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a $2.9bn loan in the third or fourth week of this month, says the president of the bankrupt island nation.

Sri Lanka IMF Deal Stalls Amid China-World Bank Relief Split India, Paris Club gave support to debt plan required by IMF Without official assurance from China, IMF bailout may stall ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Amnesty International has appealed to international creditors to provide debt relief to Sri Lanka to alleviate suffering as its people endure hunger, worsening poverty ...