Questions? +1 (202) 335-3939

Trusted News Since 1995

A service for global professionals · Saturday, March 8, 2025 · 792,263,184 Articles · 3+ Million Readers

News Search | All News Topics > EBRD News Topics: By Country | By State

Search Tips

Here you can find useful examples and description about searching the news archive. Read it carefully to get the best results. If you need more help, please contact us.

Quick Overview

Searching is case insensitive. Words music and mUSIC return the same results.
Some of the common words like the, is, etc. are not included in your search.

Search Term Syntax

The symbol "|" stands for OR and symbol "&" stands for AND.

Term	Description
\|	Using \| operator gives you articles for every keyword in the search term.
&	Using & operator gives you only those articles that contain all keywords in the string.
" " (quotation marks)	Using quotation marks limits your search for exact phrases.
* (asterisk sign)	Using an asterisk sign gives you variations of aroot keyword. You cannot use it in phrases.
(parenthesis)	You can use parenthesis to adjust the priority of your search phrase evaluation (as common math/boolean expressions).

Examples

Keywords (search phrase)	Description
music	will search for any articles that contain the word music
music \| band \| song	will search for articles containing any of the keywords
nhl & hockey	will search for articles containing both words. (Note: & can be omitted in this case)
"white house" \| senate	will search for articles containing the phrase white house or the word senate
"flower show" & tulip	will search for articles containing both the phrase flower show and the word tulip
bank*	will search for articles containing bank, banks, banking, banker etc. Using * (asterisk sign) gives you variations of the root keyword.
student* & ( protest* \| demonstrat* )	will search for articles containing the words student or students, etc. in combinations with protest, protests, demonstrate, demonstration, etc.

Need more help? Contact us at our helpdesk.

Published on Mar 7, 2025

Sri Lanka to host India and South Africa in women’s tri-nation series

Sri Lanka will host a ti-nation women’s ODI series, involving India and South Africa during the months of April and May. All games will be played at the R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo, and the tournament begins with Sri Lanka and …

Source: The Statesman (India) - Center-left
Published on Mar 7, 2025

14 fishermen arrested by Sri Lanka, Stalin tells Jaishankar; seeks action for their release

Source: Deccan Herald - Uncategorized
Published on Mar 7, 2025

Vietnam to strengthen links with Sri Lanka as 55 -years of diplomatic relations reached

ECONOMYNEXT – Viet Nam is looking to further strengthen cultural, economic and people to people links as the 50 years of diplomatic relations is marked in 2025, ambassador Trinh Thi Tam said. “The two countries also keep a very good practice of supporting …

Source: EconomyNext - Neutral
Published on Mar 7, 2025

Sri Lanka women victimized during multiple crises: Deputy minister

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s women have suffered disproportionately due to several crises, Deputy Minister of child and women affairs, Namal Sudarshana said at the launch of a public awareness installation called ‘සමதீவு’. “The status of Sri Lankan women has …

Source: EconomyNext - Neutral
Published on Mar 7, 2025

Sri Lanka stocks marginally down amid mixed sentiment

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka stocks closed down 0.05 percent on Friday amid mixed sentiment, brokers said. “Market closed flat. There is somewhat of a mixed sentiment,” Ranjan Ranatunga, Assistant Vice President – Research at First Capital told EconomyNext. The …

Source: EconomyNext - Neutral
Published on Mar 7, 2025

How a simple farming solution is strengthening livelihoods and essential services in Sri Lanka

© 2012-2025 United Nations Human Settlements Programme

Distribution channels: International Organizations
Published on Mar 7, 2025

Sri Lanka signs $2.5 billion debt restructuring deal with Japan

The deal marks a major step in the country’s economic recovery, a key requirement under the IMF’s debt relief programme. Sri Lanka signed a deal with Japan Friday to restructure $2.5 billion in loans, marking the first agreement with official creditors who …

Source: The Citizen (South Africa) - Center-right
Published on Mar 7, 2025

Sri Lanka inks Japan Yen354bn debt restructure deals

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka is optimistic about achieving 3 million tourist arrival targets in 2025 after the island nation witnessed 500,000 foreign visitors into the country in the first two months. Tourist arrivals into Sri Lanka reached 530,746 up to March …

Source: EconomyNext - Neutral
Published on Mar 7, 2025

China Exim Bank to visit Sri Lanka to discuss Central Expressway funding

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka is optimistic about achieving 3 million tourist arrival targets in 2025 after the island nation witnessed 500,000 foreign visitors into the country in the first two months. Tourist arrivals into Sri Lanka reached 530,746 up to March …

Source: EconomyNext - Neutral
Published on Mar 7, 2025

As Sri Lanka’s rail tracks continue to claim elephant lives, experts suggest solutions

In Sri Lanka, wild elephants are often killed in train collision accidents along certain railway stretches. A recent accident killed seven elephants, highlighting the enormity of this issue. While train-related elephant deaths account for only about 5% of …

Source: Mongabay - Neutral