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Finance and Economy
Diplomats Voice Concern as Sri Lanka Imposes Emergency to Scuttle Protests
Given the disturbing human rights track record of the Sri Lankan government, especially under the Rajapaksa family, there is concern among those watching the...
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IMF red flags Sri Lanka’s China-backed tax free zone
The Colombo Port City SEZ conflicts with OECD’s minimum global tax regime. As a dollarized entity, the Port City has been envisaged to be...
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The Lessons of the Economic War on Russia
Counterintuitively — at least to defence hawks who see economic openness as a threat — the collective economic sanctions imposed after Russia’s brutal invasion...
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Taliban, Chinese Mining Conglomerate, to Discuss Copper Mining in Logar Province
A deal signed in 2008 with the previous US-backed government, but it came to a standstill after a Taliban-led attack.
By Maliha Safi
A Chinese delegation...
Accountability
Don’t Risk our Multi-Billion Dollar Pension Fund in Wall Street, Warn UN Staffers
United Nations staff do not think it is the right time for their pension funds waltzing with Wall Street, especially as the pension fund...
Finance and Economy
Murder, deaths, runaway inflation – the litany of the common Sri Lankan
Minor scuffles, fist-fights, people dying in queues, heat strokes and cases of knife-stabbing are increasingly becoming a feature of Sri Lankan life in 2021.
Three...
Accountability
Pakistan Chalks Agreement with Mining Giants; Avoids $ 11 Billion in Penalties
The mineral reserves were discovered at the foot of an extinct volcano called the Reko Diq mines in the western province of Balochistan along...
Accountability
ADB to Continue Support for Pakistan’s Post-Pandemic Recovery
Officials reiterated the development bank’s earlier commitment following five days of hectic parleys in Islamabad, led by the ADB’s Vice President.
As the Asian Development...
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