Ranil Wickremesinghe

Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced a debt restructuring deal with countries including India, France, Japan and China in a televised address to the nation Wednesday. The agreement marks a key step in the country’s economic…
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Putting equal onus on rich global north and developing global south, the Paris Club creditor nations are proposing a 10-year moratorium on Sri Lankan debt and another 15 years of debt restructuring as a formula to resolve the current…
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The economical and political crisis in Sri Lanka is reaching new levels of turmoil with the financial situation of the country not seeing any significant improvement. Newly-appointed Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe has also been…
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Six-time Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday defeated dissident leader Dullas Alahapperuma and leftist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake in the presidential election to succeed Gotabaya…
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The Sri Lankan Army has declined instructions of acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe to use force against the protestors after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to Male to escape public wrath over present economic crisis in the Island…
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With President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fleeing to Maldives overnight with his family, a state of emergency was declared in Sri Lanka. Amid widespread protests, acting President and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday imposed…
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Ranil Wickremesinghe has announced that he will resign as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka “to ensure continuation of the government and safety of all citizens”. “To ensure the continuation of the Government including the safety of all…
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Ranil Wickremesinghe, in his first comments after swearing-in as the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka on Thursday, said the island nation’s relations with India will be “much better” than the previous government. Wickremesinghe also said he…
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Former Prime minister of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday accused the incumbent government of plunging the country into a deep economic and political crisis with its “incompetence in dealing with the financial challenges” while also…
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