#SriLanka’s central bank said it was holding its policy rates at 15.50 percent, while data showed market interest rates are close to twice the rate while private credit and imports falling as a consequence. @CBSL#SLNews#LKA
#SriLanka's economic activity is expected to pick up next year with the measures in place - @CBSL#lka
#SriLanka's import expenditure has dropped to 1.2billion dollars in July 2022 - @CBSL
@CBSL denotes a larger than expected contraction in economic activity compared to the previous monetary policy review. #LKA
@CBSL highlights that there has been a faster than expected easing of pricing pressures when compared to the previous review. #LKA
#SriLanka's trade deficit narrows to 3.5 billion dollars in the first half of 2022 compared to 4.3 billion dollars in the previous year as import expenditure slows down.
#SriLanka's monetary financing has dropped in August compared to previous months. Till Aug 17 it's 2.57 billion rupees thus far.
@CBSL governor said the foreign remittances have not increased significantly but it has come to stabilized level. And there is an indication that money coming from other channels than the banking system is reducing. With that t can be can hoped the remittances will go up.
#SriLanka's inflation is expected to stabilise in the medium term as demand in the market falls while global commodity prices moderates.
#SriLanka's economic growth to contract more than 8% compared to previously projected 7.5%.
"If the economy contracts more this year then recovery could be faster probably from the 2nd half of 2023," @CBSL
#SriLanka's headline inflation will not go past 65% even after adding the recent electricity tariff hikes as previously predicted - @CBSL
#lka The @IMFNews committee will arrive in #SriLanka by the end of the month and hopes to finalize the staff level agreements.
#lka The @IMFNews committee will arrive in #SriLanka by the end of the month and hopes to finalize the staff level agreements.
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"There are no medicines in the Ayurvedic Hospital only problems. Most of the time they give the best closest medicine to the person due to lack of medicine in the hospital." - Protestors from Ayurveda Junction
".@IMFNews says the number of state workers is high. Chairman of IMF thinks these people get paid in dollars? If we take in the entire Asian region we are getting a very poor salary." - Protestor
"There is not enough staff, there should be 700 but only around 200 are there. We should have 100 nurses but only around 40 are there. No new recruitments have been made for the past 10 years." - Protestor
Sri Lanka's Opposition launches a program called Maha Jana Sabhava, where ideas and issues are being collected from the general public, with motives of potentially implementing system change and combating the #EconomicCrisisLK.
Several communities represented at the discussion such as #Aragalayaprotestors belonging to the deaf community, lawyers, mothers, state workers and supporters of SJB and was chaired by SJB Leader @sajithpremadasa, National Organiser TissaAttanayake and @hirunika7.
1)Discussions revolved around - 1. Economic Crisis and a plan for recovery 2. Increases in malnutrition and decreases in healthy Body Mass Index (BMI) 3. Establishment of committees for certain sectors involved in business and enterprise 4. Men and women's rights
@CabinetSL approves the proposal to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between #Nepal and #SriLanka for the development of Science Technology and new innovation.
"We don't encourage violence but we have to be determined and strong," says Geoffrey Alagaratnam of the President's Council.
Geoffrey Alagaratnam of the President's Council said, "The #Aragalaya has done very well not violent, peaceful and non-political unfortunately somewhere down the line it got diluted." #SLNews#LKA