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World Bank approves $700 mln for crisis-hit Sri Lanka
Colombo (Reuters) - The World Bank approved $700 million in budgetary and welfare support for Sri Lanka on Thursday, the biggest funding tranche for the crisis-hit...
World Bank to provide $500 mln budget support to Sri Lanka
Colombo (Reuters) - Sri Lanka will enter into an agreement with the World Bank for $500 million in budgetary support after the cabinet approved...
Ex-Sri Lanka president ordered police records destroyed to stall mass grave probes, report alleges
Colombo (AP) — Sri Lanka’s former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was accused in a report released Thursday of tampering with police records in order to...
World Bank set to approve $700 mln for Sri Lanka next week -sources
Colombo (Reuters) - The World Bank is likely to approve $700 million in budgetary and welfare support for Sri Lanka at its next board...
Sri Lanka’s economy shrinks 11.5% in first quarter as financial crisis continues
Colombo (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's economy (LKGDP=ECI) shrank 11.5% in the first three months of 2023, official data showed on Thursday, as the country remained in...
