She said that the increased trade integration, geopolitical uncertainties and high accumulated debt levels necessitate strong global coordination without waiting for the slowdown to become a crisis. She referred to it during her intervention at the Working Lunch Session of the Development Committee, the Ministerial level Committee of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the … Read more

the President said that Philippines is India’s natural partner in ASEAN region, and there have been upswing in trading activities between two nations, however, there is need to further accelerate the trade ties between two nations. He also said that ASEAN-India trade cooperation has witnessed an increase of 19 percent and, by 2022, India’s trade … Read more

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday interacted with members of the creative and entertainment world on ways to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The interaction was held at his residence at Lok Kalyan Marg in New Delhi. Addressing the gathering, Prime Minister said that Gandhi Ji is synonymous with simplicity. His thoughts … Read more

Johnson was required by law to send the delay request after MPs refused to back his Brexit deal on Saturday, but has insisted Britain must leave the European Union on October 31 as planned. The Downing Street source said Johnson had sent a photocopy of the letter contained in the law that requires him to … Read more

Minister of Finance Mangala Samaraweera said in a statement that FATF in Paris informed the removal of Sri Lanka’s name from the blacklist commending the new measures taken by the country on financial security. Sri Lanka was first included in the blacklist in 2011. By 2012, Sri Lanka was listed in the list as a … Read more