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Sri Lanka to offer conducive environment for investors

Sri Lanka said that India will be one of the closest countries to enhance investments in Sri Lanka given its proximity to the Island nation and that it wants to have a very conducive environment for investors to come and invest. In an interaction with PTI, Sri Lankan Finance Minister Shehan Semasinghe also sounded optimistic about his country coming out of bankruptcy by next month, aided by various reforms that it took in the aftermath of its 2022 financial crisis and international support. In

11 Aug, 2023

Sri Lankan workers involved in accident in Istanbul recovering

Sri Lankan workers who were on a bus which met with an accident while it was transporting them in Istanbul, Turkey on 9 August 2023, are recovering, the Foreign Ministry said. The workers were on their way to their accommodation from the worksite, located in the same vicinity, when the accident occurred. Out of the twenty-nine Sri Lankans involved in the accident, nine are currently undergoing treatment in three different hospitals in Istanbul. The remaining twenty who were being treated in ho

12 Aug, 2023

U.S. State Department Coordinator on Global Anti-Corruption to visit Sri Lanka

The U.S. State Department Coordinator on Global Anti-Corruption, Richard Nephew is to visit Colombo from August 8-9, the United States Embassy in Colombo said. The visiting delegation accompanying Nephew includes Dylan Aikens, Anti-Corruption Analyst for the U.S. Department of State.?? While in Colombo, Nephew will meet with Government, opposition, IMF, private sector, and civil society interlocutors. His visit aims?to better understand efforts to address corruption, as well as the political

08 Aug, 2023