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Eight including 6 children missing after tractor swept away by floods
26 Nov 2024 (10:54 PM) Over 77,000 people affected by adverse weather in Sri Lanka
26 Nov 2024 (10:52 PM) Flood warnings issued for low-lying areas of Malwathu Oya
27 Nov 2024 (10:26 AM) CBSL introduces Overnight Policy Rate; further eases monetary policy stance
27 Nov 2024 (10:04 AM) Local Consortium of Sri Lanka commits support for govt s ISB restructuring
26 Nov 2024 (7:54 PM) IMF chief commends Sri Lanka s economic reform program, says collective effort key to success of debt restructuring
27 Nov 2024 (10:01 AM) |
(UPDATED) At least eight persons including 06 children are reported missing while two children have been rescued after the tractor they were travelling on was caught in flood waters in Karaitivu in Ampara District this evening (26). 
The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) says that the prevailing inclement weather conditions in the country have so far affected 77,670 persons from 22,532 families across 15 districts. 
The Irrigation Department has issued a flood warning for several low-lying areas of Malwathu Oya Basin, effective until 5.30 a.m. on November 29, 2024. 
The Monetary Policy Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has decided to further ease the monetary policy stance and set the newly introduced Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 8.00 per cent. 
The Local Consortium of Sri Lanka (LCSL), comprised of domestic commercial banks and financial institutions, has committed its full support for the Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation launched today by the Government of Sri Lanka to restructure the US$12.55bn in outstanding International Sovereign Bonds (ISBs).. 
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva says the continued support from international financial institutions and other official creditors, together with the participation of bondholders in a debt exchange consistent with debt sustainability, is necessary to underpin the success of Sri Lanka s economic reform efforts. Copyright © 2007 - 2024 Col3neg. All Rights Reserved.
