South Asia | Sri Lanka Crisis

A man shows a thousand rupee note in this illustration photo taken 7 September 2018. Photo: Reuters
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Can Sri Lanka pull itself out of yearslong crisis?

Reforms to Sri Lanka's economy are slowly taking hold, but observers say the country still has a long way to go before people see improvements to their lives

Despite the challenges, the Sri Lankan people continue to persevere. Photo: Bloomberg
Global Economy

Sri Lanka's Parliament approves new anti-corruption law as part of an IMF economic bailout plan

Drivers push auto rickshaws in a line to buy petrol from a fuel station, amid Sri Lanka's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 29, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/
Global Economy

Sri Lanka cuts interest rates after debt restructure

Sri Lankan rupees are seen in a bowl at a vegetable vendor's shop amid the rampant food inflation, amid Sri Lanka's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 29 , 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Global Economy

Sri Lanka parliament approves domestic debt restructuring plan

File photo of Sri Lankan protests over price rise and lack of essential commodities in 2022
Global Economy

Sri Lanka could exit bankruptcy by September

A worker cleans a hotel's window, as a national flag waves at a seafront tent camp that became the focal point of months-long nationwide demonstrations, as the deadline police asked protesters to leave the camp is approaching, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, August 10, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
Global Economy

Sri Lanka unveils domestic debt restructuring plan

People wait in line to buy domestic gas tanks near a distributor, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte/File Photo
Global Economy

World Bank approves $700 million for crisis-hit Sri Lanka

A participant stands near a logo of World Bank at the International Monetary Fund - World Bank Annual Meeting 2018 in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, October 12, 2018. Photo :Reuters
Global Economy

World Bank to provide $500 million budget support to Sri Lanka

A man rides a cycle along main road as less vehicles are on the road due to fuel shortage, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 28 June 2022. Photo: Reuters
Sri Lanka Crisis

Sri Lanka lifts import limits on 286 items as crisis eases

File photo of Sri Lankan protests over price rise and lack of essential commodities in 2022
Sri Lanka Crisis

Sri Lanka surprises with 250 bps rate cut, signals rebound from crisis

People wait in a line to buy domestic gas tanks near a distributor, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Sri Lanka Crisis

Sri Lanka cuts rates by 250 bps, signals rebound from crisis

Auto rickshaw drivers line up to buy gas near a fuel station in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Some 1.6 billion people in 94 countries face at least one dimension of the crisis in food, energy and financial systems, according to a report last month by the Global Crisis Response Group of the United Nations Secretary-General. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File)
Global Economy

China's Sinopec signs agreement to enter retail fuel market in crisis-hit Sri Lanka

Demonstrators gather outside the office of Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka July 13, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Sri Lanka Crisis

China attends as observer first meeting of Sri Lanka's creditor nations