Acting Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremsinghe on Monday declared a "State of Emergency" in the country and claimed that talks with the IMF for a bailout package are in the final stages.
Sri Lanka s acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe, parliamentarian of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Dullas Alahapperuma, and National People s Power (NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake were nominated for the post of president in parliament on Tuesday.
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Sri Lanka stocks gained on Monday (18) for the second session to more than three-week closing high amid foreign buying on hopes of an all-party government after the election of a new president may end months-long protests and political crisis, brokers said.
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