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Sri Lanka should terminate swaps, lock in foreign reserves instead of repo mopping
EconomyNext 8 months ago
Sri Lanka should terminate swaps, lock in foreign reserves instead of repo mopping

More closely the single policy rate is targeted the, the bigger the crisis Sri Lanka will have

Sri Lanka should terminate CB swaps, lock in foreign reserves instead of repo mopping
EconomyNext 8 months ago
Sri Lanka should terminate CB swaps, lock in foreign reserves instead of repo mopping

More closely the single policy rate is targeted the, the bigger the crisis Sri Lanka will have

Sri Lanka sells Rs140bn in 2030, 2034 and 2037 bonds
EconomyNext 8 months ago
Sri Lanka sells Rs140bn in 2030, 2034 and 2037 bonds

Both bonds are available on tap.

Pakistan strikes Afghan cities as cross-border attacks escalate
BBC Asia 8 months ago
Pakistan strikes Afghan cities as cross-border attacks escalate

The Afghan Taliban said it had responded to the Pakistani strikes, which targeted Afghan cities incl…

Podi Lassi brought back to Sri Lanka under tight security
OnLanka 8 months ago
Podi Lassi brought back to Sri Lanka under tight security

Organized criminal and alleged drug trafficker Arumahandi Janith Madusanka de Silva, known as “Pod…

The Boys' Love at the heart of Heated Rivalry is a familiar tale in Asia
BBC Asia 8 months ago
The Boys' Love at the heart of Heated Rivalry is a familiar tale in Asia

Same-sex romance has flourished in Asia as a haven of fantasy and escapism for women and the queer c…

Hong Kong jailed my dad to stop me speaking out, says activist
BBC Asia 8 months ago
Hong Kong jailed my dad to stop me speaking out, says activist

Pro-democracy activist Anna Kwok's father has been jailed for eight months for a national security o…

Remains found in Tasmania most likely belong to missing Belgian backpacker
BBC Asia 8 months ago
Remains found in Tasmania most likely belong to missing Belgian backpacker

Celine Cremer, 31, disappeared after going on a hike in a rainforest in June 2023.

Why former Karabakh official Ruben Vardanyan isn't appealing his 20-year prison term in Azerbaijan
France 24 Asia 8 months ago
Why former Karabakh official Ruben Vardanyan isn't appealing his 20-year prison term in Azerbaijan

Armenian-born billionaire Ruben Vardanyan was sentenced to 20 years in prison by an Azerbaijani mil…

Pakistan bombs Kabul, declares ‘open war’ with Afghanistan after months of border clashes
© Stringer, Reuters 8 months ago
Pakistan bombs Kabul, declares ‘open war’ with Afghanistan after months of border clashes

Pakistan bombed major Afghan cities, including Kabul, on Friday, as Defence Minister Khawaja Asif s…

Sri Lanka Customs exceeds February 2026 revenue target in first 23 days
EconomyNext 8 months ago
Sri Lanka Customs exceeds February 2026 revenue target in first 23 days

It has achieved 18.6 percent of this year’s target in the first 53 days

Sri Lanka rupee closes stronger, bond yields down
EconomyNext 8 months ago
Sri Lanka rupee closes stronger, bond yields down

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 309.29/32 to the US dollar in the spot market Thursday…