SUBSCRIBERS
Sri Lanka gambles on change
Published Fri, Jan 9, 2015 · 09:50 PM
Singapore
SRI Lanka's president can boast a sterling economic record. But that wasn't enough to help him keep his job.
Mahinda Rajapaksa's bid to extend his decade-long reign over the island state came to an abrupt end when he conceded defeat in the Jan 8 poll. That outcome was unforeseeable when the confident president called elections two years ahead of schedule.
BT is now on Telegram!
For daily updates on weekdays and specially selected content for the weekend. Subscribe to t.me/BizTimes
International
US dollar briefly falls versus yen after GDP data
US weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fall
US economic growth slows more than expected in Q1
Malaysia ex-PM Mahathir facing anti-graft probe in a case involving his sons
BOE reports record usage of short-term liquidity repo
Philippines central bank not seeing rate hike despite peso weakness: finmin