Currency Reserves

St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF)

Vladimir Putin blasts ‘stupid’ Western sanctions as economic ‘blitzkrieg’

June 17, 2022

Iran

Iran’s currency hits new record low amid nuclear deal uncertainty

June 12, 2022

FILE PHOTO - A worker stands in front of a closed essential food store during a nationwide strike demanding the resignation of President Goatabaya Takapaksa and his cabinet, in Colombo

Thousands of Sri Lankans rally over government handling of crisis

May 1, 2022

Illustration shows natural gas pipeline, Polish and Russian flag colours

Kremlin: Gas halt result of ‘unfriendly steps’ against Russia

April 27, 2022

The Independent Petroleum Marketers of Nigeria (IPMAN) has blamed the increase in the pump price of petrol in South-Eastern states on the hike in price at private depots.

Two men die waiting in queue for fuel

March 20, 2022

Sri Lanka has cancelled exams for millions of school students in the Western Province as the country ran out of printing paper with Colombo short on dollars to finance imports, according to officials.

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka cancels school exams over paper shortage

March 19, 2022

Sri Lanka Protest

Sri Lanka secures $1 billion credit line from India as IMF signals help

March 18, 2022

A child holds national flags of Russia and China prior to a welcoming ceremony for Russian President Vladimir Putin outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing

Russia says nearly half its reserves are frozen, counts on ties with China

March 13, 2022

Chinese flag flutters outside the foreign ministry in Beijing

Sanctions response to Russia’s invasion offers clues for China

March 3, 2022

Luno’s general manager for Africa, Marius Reitz, has projected that Kenya will lead the cryptocurrency market on the continent in 2022.

Luno boss: Kenya will scale up crypto adoption in 2022

January 7, 2022

Turkey’s consumer prices have soared by the highest rate since 2002, further undermining President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s unorthodox battle for his developing country’s “economic independence”.

The costs of Erdogan’s fight for Turkey’s ‘economic independence

January 3, 2022

A worker fills the tank of a scooter with petrol at a petrol station in Embilipitiya on December 21, 2021. (Photo by ISHARA S. KODIKARA / AFP)

Sri Lanka shuts three foreign missions as dollar crisis worsens

December 27, 2021

The Treasury’s increased attention to the stablecoin market follows a parabolic surge of stablecoins over the past year. The total market capitalization of major stablecoins like Tether (USDT) and USDC Coin (USDC) has jumped to more than $125 billion at the time of writing from just around $37 billion in January.

US weighing bank-like regulation for stablecoin issuers

October 1, 2021

FILE PHOTO - People line up outside a bank to withdraw cash, in Yangon, Myanmar May 13, 2021. REUTERS-Stringer

Myanmar’s junta powerless as currency drops 60% in four weeks, economy tanks

September 29, 2021

Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati arrives at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon September 13, 2021. REUTERS-Mohamed Azakir

No ‘magic wand’ to fix Lebanon crisis – new premier

September 13, 2021