Gold to be appreciated as a great diversifier against risk

Gold to be appreciated as a great diversifier against risk

USD/KRW crumbled as South Korea President Yoon declares martial law

Drewry's Intra-Asia Container Index (IACI) dropped 15% in the first two weeks of October to a 7-month low

Suez Canal shipping volume continues to plummet

Sri Lanka GDP growth for 2024 & 2025 revised up by World Bank

Ghana, bondholders reach agreement in principle to restructure USD13Bn debt

Zambia successes restructuring a large part of it's defaulted debts to exit from default status

Global oil price hits seven-month high

Public spending on infrastructure can make a meaningful contribution to job creation-IMF

Inflation has fallen in sovereign debt defaulted both Ghana & Sri Lanka

Expectations increasingly drive inflation dynamics - IMF

Sri Lanka to be out of default risk by next year - President of Sri Lanka

Dollar bonds in distressed Emerging Markets including Sri Lanka offer once in a life time returns in 2023

Zambian bilateral creditors rejected the preliminary deal it reached with private bondholders

Zambia's Doller bond restructuring face obstacles as IMF and OCC express their reservations on the terms of the agreement

Zambia has reached to a debt restructuring deal with private bondholders

US interest rates stay in high while Sri Lanka expected to reduce the rates

The yield of the Sri Lanka ISBs stabilized after the launch of the DDR

USA, France and UK intervened in favour of Sri Lanka to hold back HRB case proceeding

Zambia Interest rates back to historical average after reaching a solution to the mounting Debt

Bonds on the brink reward, Sri Lanka ISB prices apricated after DDR announcement

Zambia to Pay 1% Interest After ‘Mission Impossible’ Debt Deal for bilateral debets

The Bank of England has hiked interest rates by 50 basis points to 5%

World’s Riskiest Sovereign Bonds showed Unexpected Recovery along with SRILAN

Sri Lanka secures ADB’s concessional financing access

Moody's downgraded Bangladesh credit rating first time in a decade

Vietnam too feeling the contraction of demand for exports

Deal on US debt ceiling close as default looms

Real-time transaction volumes around the world grew 63.2% in 2022

US credit rating at risk, investors are nervous

Suriname to get the IMF program back on track

What Ghana offer to attract Voluntary Participation for Debt Restructuring

US court orders a joint status letter by 12 May - Hamilton Reserve Bank litigation

US court turns down GoSL motion against lawsuit filed by Hamilton Reserve Bank

The flow of strategic FDI to Asian countries show some recovery

Banking stocks sink as fear of European banking crisis emerged

Credit Suisse spreads the banking crisis to Europe

Moody's Investors Service cut its outlook for the entire US banking sector

Sri Lanka expects to receive IMF board approval after 200 days struggle

Sri Lanka Bondholders Tell IMF They Are Ready for Debt Talks

Indian Adani Enterprise at hard landing as they calls off USD 2.5 billion share sale

Ranking of mostly rich countries exhibit unexpected results

Ghana to exempt pension funds from domestic debt restructuring

Slowing global economic growth put downward pressure on food prices

Ghana's currency appreciated after reaching IMF Staff level agreement for USD 3Bn loan and currency

Sri Lanka miss the target to reach IMF Board level agreement within 2022

The average time spend by container ship at Sri Lankan port is 24hr, lagging among peers

Proactive Ghana reached IMF Staff level Agreement for USD 3Bn facility

Ghana Central Bank propose series of measurement for Banks

The cost of shipping a container has fallen back to its pre-pandemic level

Ghana to restructure domestic debts; details reveled

Ghana considering a 30% 'haircut' on ISB and suspending interest payments for domestic debt

The cost of shipping freight containers across the Pacific Ocean has cooled from record high

Egypt hike interest rates and devalue the currency after reaching SLA with IMF

Litigation against Sri Lanka by Hamilton Reserve Bank Ltd on defaulted ISBs diluted

UK inflation hits 40 years high of 10.1% in September

Change of China's Credit cycle - will they take a hit from Sri Lanka ?

World economy has experienced four global recessions, fifth is on the way

The USA dominates the world's Top 20 Wealthiest Cities

Sri Lanka among the top ten equity performers Globally in Aug 2022

Zambia authorities are intending to exclude the domestic debt restructuring - IMF Report

Grenada’s Commercial Debt Restructuring

Success of Ecuador Debt Re-structuring ; productive bondholder engagement

Zambia one step towards to secure USD 1.4Bn IMF financial assistance after debt default in 2020

FED hikes interest rates by 0.75% consecutive time

Bangladesh Seeking IMF loan as Its FX Reserves Fall

Inflation is surging across the globe

Sri Lanka global example : How not to spend

After Sri Lanka many more to default

Social unrest is rising across the Globe

Sri Lanka prints more money as CBSL only managed to sell 33% of the target amount at T-Bill auction

Sri Lanka prints fresh money on Friday as the total CBSL holdings surpassed LKR 2Trillion

United States Federal Reserve raised interest rates, the biggest increase since 1994

War and Pandemic Increase Prevalence of EM Twin Deficits

The renewable power generation (including hydropower) rose by over 6% in 2020

Bank's lending rates are adjusting at a lightning speed, surpassing 22%

CBSL managed to reduce additional money printing due to successfulness at the last two T-bill auctions

Net foreign assets in finance sector deteriorated further in April

Scandinavian cities dominate in global ranking for Work-Life Balance

CBSL to implement several regulatory measures to improve the soundness of the banking sector

Lebanon reaches agreement with IMF to infuse USD 3Bn

Sri Lanka opens Tap system to sell SLDBs

Central Bank prints LKR 85Bn to control the interest rate at Primary Auction

Gasoline prices have jumped across all the countries during the last four months

One country, Nine default, Argentinian history of Debt Defaults

History of debt defaults: The Mexican Peso Crisis and Debt Default in 1994

Treasury yields invert prompts recession fear

Argentina's Senate approves USD 45Bn IMF deal as they avoid default

Hong Kong Airport to Ban Transit Travelers despite few COVID cases

Social media influence on holiday buying decisions in USA

Test - Social media influence on holiday buying decisions in USA

COVID19 deaths likely to be three times higher than official figures

China's property crash continue ... recalling Lehman scenario

Europe’s population is ageing rapidly

Asia the second largest growth in Organic Agricultural land during last decade

Sri Lanka, the second highest organic share of the total organic agricultural land in Asia

Top 20 countries with highest SDR utilization

Resurgence of Africa with policy reforms 2019-2020

Sri Lanka to enable Number Portability within 2022

The pandemic has strained public finances across all country groups

Economic outlook for the East Asia Pacific excluding China worsened WB new estimate

Sri Lanka Consumer Affairs Authority approves to increase the price of a domestic Laugfs Gas

IMF Governors Approve a Historic US$ 650 Bn SDR Allocation

Asian Frontiers and Developed stock markets performing strongly as pandemic pressure lessens

South and East are showing growth in worker remittances in 2021

The world is returning to pre-pandemic life

Bitcoin at free fall crypto currencies wipe out USD 1.3 Trillion

Ransomware attacks have ramped up in 2020

Inflation in the US has jumped to the highest rate since 2008

Foreign ownership of EM local government debt signals capital outflow risk among some EMs

Despite recent slides of the Bitcoin, El Salvador became the first country in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender

Increased costs of labor are the primary reason for US companies look to “offshore" labour.

Global Business Confidence improved with optimism of vaccination in May

Bitcoin is on the recovery path after brutal sell-off

Bitcoin plunges below USD 40,000, margin call leading to more than USD 8 Bn in position liquidations

Assets with Tech Tenants emerge as best choice in Asia Pacific REITs investment 1Q 2021

Worldwide public cloud services market revenue grew 24.1 percent in 2020