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Presidential Commission of Inquiry to probe bond issue

President Maithripala Sirisena is to appoint a special Presidential Commission of Inquiry to probe the Central Bank bond issue. The President tweeted saying that he will?appoint the Special Presidential Commission of Inquiry this week to investigate the Central Bank bond issue and recommend action. “I will appoint a Special Presidential Commission of Inquiry this week to investigate the Central Bank bond issue and recommend actions,” the President tweeted. Parliament is scheduled to debate th

22 Jan, 2017

Trump signs his first executive order

New US President Donald Trump on Friday signed his first executive order after taking office, directing government agencies to scale back as many aspects of the Affordable Care Act as possible, moving within hours of being sworn in to fulfill his pledge to eviscerate Barack Obama?s signature health care law. ?(New York Times)

21 Jan, 2017

Structural reforms to be announced in February, March

The Government?is undertaking structural reforms which will be announced in February and March, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said today. Speaking at a press briefing at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, the Prime Minister said that Sri Lanka will go ahead with the?Economic and Technology Corporation Agreement (ETCA) with India. He said that with?ETCA Sri Lanka hopes to have separate arrangements with the five southern states of India. Wickremesinghe said Sri Lanka is also having

17 Jan, 2017