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On 7 March 2023, the rupee gained 0.5% to trade at 250.8 per dollar, registering a 14% increase after the announcement by the IMF that it will finalize a $2.9 billion bailout for Sri Lanka on 20 March and receiving assurances from China that it will assist in the country's debt restructuring efforts.
As the civil war ended in May 2009 the economy started to grow at a higher rate of 8.0% in the year 2010 and reached 9.1% in 2012, mostly due to the boom in non-tradable sectors; however, the boom did not last and the GDP growth for 2013 fell to 3.4% in 2013, and only slightly recovered to 4.5% in 2014.
10 April – The 2022 G.C.E Ordinary Level examinations which were scheduled to commence on 15 May are postponed by two weeks. [34] 22 April – "Wasath Siriya – 2023", a Sinhala and Tamil New Year Festival is held at the Shangri-La Green premises in Colombo with the participation of President Ranil Wickremesinghe. [35]
UK food and drink prices rose by 19.2% in the year to March 2023, a 45-year high. [208] [209] On 3 August the BoE raised the interest rate to 5.25%, the highest since 2008. [210] The UK entered a technical recession in the final six months of 2023. [211] [212] Germany's inflation rate reached 11.7% in October 2022, the highest level since 1951 ...
The annual deductible for all Medicare Part B beneficiaries will be $226 in 2023, down from the annual deductible of $233 in 2022. Next year, thanks to provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act, 3 ...
Demographics of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka population pyramid in 2020 Population 23,187,516 (2022) Density 332/km 2 (2018) Growth rate 0.61% (2022) Birth rate 11.2 births/1,000 population (2023 est.) Death rate 8.2 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.) Life expectancy 75.94 years (2012 est.) • male 72.43 years (2012 est.) • female 79.59 years (2012 est.) Fertility rate 1.97 children born/woman ...
"The number of yeses is even more likely to rise this year given the 8.7% COLA in 2023," Johnson said. Social Security benefits rose 3.2% for 2024, adding more than $50 to the average monthly benefit.
The Social Security Administration’s Oct. 13 announcement that next year’s COLA will rise 8.7% from 2022 was in line with most projections. For months, experts speculated that the 2023 ...