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Sri Lanka

April 27, 2023

Govt. hospitals in Sri Lanka face shortage of drugs: Minister

Sri Lankan hospitals have faced medical shortages since 2022 due to the country’s economic crisis.

Patients in Sri Lanka hospital
April 24, 2023

Sri Lanka plans to export 100,000 toque macaque monkeys to China

The Sri Lankan minister of agriculture, Mahinda Amaraweera, announced that 100,000 monkeys endemic to Sri Lanka would be exported.

Togue macaque monkeys
April 14, 2023

Pakistan eyes IMF deal revival after UAE’s $1 billion pledge

The United Arab Emirates has conveyed to the International Monetary Fund that it has provided Pakistan with support to the value of $1 billion.

PAKISTAN'S CENTRAL BANK
April 5, 2023

Sri Lanka economy to shrink by 4.3% in 2023: World Bank

According to the World Bank, the economy will continue to face significant challenges in 2023 and beyond.

Sri Lanka
March 29, 2023

Sri Lanka to reduce fuel prices as economy improves

Sri Lanka’s Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said that fuel prices would reduce in the country from Thursday midnight.

Ranil Wickremesinghe
January 24, 2023

Saudi Arabia to offer 200,000 jobs to Sri Lankans

Workers’ remittance is one of the main sources of foreign revenues for Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka women working (Credit: Global Citizen)
January 17, 2023

India writes to IMF backing Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring plan: Report

India on Tuesday told the International Monetary Fund (IMF) it will support Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring plan.

People stand in a queue outside Sathosa shop in Sri Lanka
January 11, 2023

Sri Lanka condemns Canada’s sanctioning of its two ex-presidents

Canada imposed sanctions on four Sri Lankan state officials, including former Presidents Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Mahinda Rajapaksa.

Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Mahinda Rajapaksa
January 4, 2023

Sri Lanka risks rapid rabies spread due to vaccines shortage

Health officials on Wednesday said rabies might spread rapidly in Sri Lanka in 2023 due to vaccine shortages.

RABIES VACCINE
December 14, 2022

Ghana’s inflation worsens, rises to 18-year-high 50.3%

Ghana is currently in the grip of an economic crisis, which has caused significant increases in food and fuel prices, as well as a steep decline of the country’s currency.

Ghana's President and his vice