Smooth power transition will boost investor confidene - Fitch
The quick and smooth transition of power in Sri
Lanka indicates a basic level of political stability, which could
bolster foreign investor confidence, the global rating agency, Fitch
Ratings said last week.
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'New Govt should strengthen Indo–Lanka ties'
With the election of President Maithripala
Sirisena on January 9 and the decision by the newly appointed
External Affairs Minister Mangala Samaraweera to undertake his first
official overseas visit to New Delhi, there are indications that
Indo-Lanka relations are eventually heading in the right direction,
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Supplementary Budget to reduce prices
Consumers hailed the decision of the new
government to slash the prices of ten essential items to reduce the
cost of living which had sky-rocketed beyond the means of low-income
earners who account for a majority of the population.
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