For decades, power in Sri Lanka alternated between two main parties. The fact that there are now three candidates with a legitimate shot at victory in Saturday’s election underscores how thoroughly ...

COLOMBO — Sri Lankans will vote for a new president in a tightly contested election on Sept 21, with the outcome expected to ...

Ranil Wickremesinghe, Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Sajith Premadasa are contesting an election focused on the economy.

Were the JVP/NPP to come to power, it would rapidly come into open and violent conflict with the working class, using ...

Earlier, the IMF decided to postpone consultations with the Russian authorities as part of the annual review of the Russian economy under the Article IV of its Charter ...

Sri Lanka reached a draft deal with creditors to restructure $12.5 billion of international bonds, it said on Thursday, in a major boost to the island nation's fragile recovery just two days before ...

In May, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) recommended that UK interest rates should fall to 3.5% by the end of 2025. The ...

Prices in the UK went up by 2.2% in the 12 months to August, the same rate as in the year to July. The Bank of England has a ...

Will BSE Sensex breach 85,000-mark? Optimism grows as US Federal Reserve rate cut sparks market surge. All eyes on Indian economy.

The SEP fights for a socialist alternative against imperialist war, austerity and the slashing of basic social rights, and ...

The IMF said reforms were beginning to pay off ... If you'd like to leave a comment (or a tip or a question) about this story ...