Mission Chief for Sri Lanka, Evan Papageorgiou, yesterday said Sri Lanka’s current monetary policy stance remains “broadly appropriate,” despite the Central Bank of Sri Lanka’s (CBSL) recent 100-basis ...

Both the US and Iran seem to have reached an agreement, with Trump saying Hormuz blockade to be lifted. Meanwhile, Israel widens its attacks on Gaza and Lebanon ...

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Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon killed 31 people on Tuesday, the Lebanese health ministry said, as Israel said it was ...

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Australia’s annual inflation rate, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), eased to 4.2% in April from 4.6% in March, ...

The emergence of the Cockroach Janta Party indicates that discontent within and with the Modi government may run far deeper ...

Christine Lagarde has discussed cutting short her term as European Central Bank (ECB) president to become chair of the World Economic Forum (WEF), according to WEF founder Klaus Schwab. Schwab, who ...

With an ironic, confrontational style, the deputy has stood out within an opposition that has shown a tepid reaction to ...

French judges say Lagarde failed to challenge a 400 million euro state arbitration payout to a business tycoon during her term as finance minister, but did not hand down a punishment citing her "good ...

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