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Colombo seals IMF deal but many remain sceptical about the country’s path to recovery
Ranil Wickremesinghe urges lenders to set aside differences in crisis closely watched by emerging-market borrowers
Fund’s board backs package weeks after Beijing drops resistance
Fund says agreement paves way towards $2.9bn rescue package
Opposition attacks foreign investment they say was enabled by Indian prime minister
A country that once had one of the highest living standards in south Asia is mired in economic crisis
Government seeks to cut cost of bloated armed services in wake of country’s financial crisis
From Rome’s ‘most luxurious hotel ever’, to tented suites in Bhutan and Christian Louboutin’s Portuguese retreat
South Asian island nation relies on international aid to stave off starvation
Judges praise ‘hilarious audacity’ of Sri Lankan’s ‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida’
Emerging economies exploit price discounts forced on Moscow over invasion of Ukraine
Architect William Smalley journeys to Sri Lanka to further understand the father of tropical modernism
Crisis-hit Colombo needs commitments from big lenders to unlock IMF rescue package
The army has so little to do that soldiers are running hotels and restaurants
Finance ministry and central bank launch debt negotiations with ambitious timeline to unlock IMF bailout
Funds contingent on Colombo securing debt relief and undertaking reforms
President Ranil Wickremesinghe outlines measures in first budget as country seeks path to recovery
At the Edinburgh International Festival, S Shakthidharan’s story weaves together modern life and historical pain
To avoid civil unrest, governments should discuss spending decisions with the public
Ranil Wickremesinghe blames delay on mass demonstrations against economic mismanagement
There’s a long list of highly indebted countries that look vulnerable when choosing between paying creditors or food and fuel
The south Asian nation is facing dire fuel and food shortages amid ongoing economic and political crises. What does that mean for the rest of the world?
The Rajapaksas lavished spending on vanity projects that are rotting away in the heat
Stopping deforestation is complicated but more important than making pledges that have mixed results
IMF talks at risk as security forces raid Presidential Secretariat hours after Wickremesinghe sworn in as president
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