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Sri Lanka finance minister to present Rs 695mn supplementary estimate on June 08

A two-day debate will also be held following the presentation, the MP said.

June 2, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lanka port gives US$20mn in demurrage relief: Chairman

SLPA has waived 20 mn USD of demurrage for importers who have been unable to clear goods in time

June 2, 2022 1 min read

Sri Lanka's China backed Port City drives up revised GDP

2017 GDP revised to 6.5-pct from 4.5-pct

June 2, 2022 2 min read

Sri Lanka GDP bloated after re-basing

Debt to GDP down, per capital GDP up

June 2, 2022 2 min read
Sri Lanka rupee debt rating downgraded to 'CC' by Fitch on debt restructure risks

The downgrade of the Long-Term Local-Currency IDR reflects our view that a local-currency debt default is probable

Sri Lanka's Samurdhi welfare scheme should only benefit those in need: president

"First we'll have to determine who's qualified."

Social activists urge officials to care for marginalised citizens in COVID 19 fight

Sex-workers, homeless and migrant workers without a fixed abode are increasingly at risk of contracting COVID 19 and are...

Arjuna Ranawana
April 17, 2020 3 min read
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Moody's puts Sri Lanka rating on watch for possible downgrade

Sri Lanka's B2 rating has been placed rating watch by Moody's a rating agency for possible downgrade but the agency woul...

April 17, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka seafood exports swimming against Coronavirus tide to keep economy afloat

Sri Lanka seafood exports are seeing strong demand and higher prices during a global Coronavirus crisis though air frei...

Mahadiya Hamza
April 17, 2020 4 min read

Power outages in Puttalam disrupt supply to 7,000 homes

Power supply to about 7,000 households in the Puttalam district was disrupted last night due to outages caused by strong...

Imesh Ranasinghe
April 16, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka to allow export inputs despite import controls: EDB Chief

Sri Lanka will allow inputs for export industries despite an import ban, a top official said, after import controls wer...

Mahadiya Hamza
April 16, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka in talks with IMF for rapid finance amid Coronavirus crisis

Sri Lanka is in talks with the International Monetary Fund are in talks for a program under its Rapid Finance Instrument...

April 16, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka cuts bank rate 500bp to 10-pct, to be linked to ceiling policy rate

Sri Lanka has cut the bank rate, the final lender of last resort facility available to banks that face runs, to 10 perce...

April 16, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka 2020 GDP to contract 0.5-pct IMF says amid Coronavirus hit

The International Monetary Fund has said Sri Lanka's gross domestic product would contract 0.5 percent n 2020, down 4.0...

April 16, 2020 3 min read

Gotabaya orders Secretaries to "restart services"in the next few days

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has told Secretaries to Ministries to restart state and private sector services in the next...

April 16, 2020 3 min read

Sri Lanka export leaders in Advocata discussion on Coronavirus crisis live now

Advocata Institute, a Colombo-based think tank is hosting an online discussion with top officials of Sri Lanka's export ...

April 16, 2020 1 min read
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G20 agrees to give debt relief for poorest nations over Coronavirus

The Group of 20 nations announced support Wednesday for a temporary halt to debt payments by the world's poorest nations...

April 15, 2020 1 min read

President mulls restarting daily activities at Provincial level

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is leaning towards the immediate resumption of day-to-day economic activities at provincial...

April 15, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka activates tea, rubber, cococnut spice export crops amid Coranvirus curfew, hotlines given

Sri Lanka has given the go-ahead for tea, coconut, rubber, pepper, Cinnamon and other crop producers to resume harvestin...

Chanka Jayasinghe
April 15, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka Coronavirus mask export ban lifted by drug price control agency

Sri Lanka's National Medical Regulatory Authority, a price control agency for drugs which has extensive powers to disrup...

April 14, 2020 3 min read

Afghanistan, Nepal, 23 other countries get IMF Coronavirus debt relief

South Asian nations of Afghanistan, Nepal and 23 other African and small island nations will be given debt relief for th...

April 14, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka ex-CB chief moots Coronavirus revival funds for vulnerable persons, businesses with WB, IM...

The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank should give relief to debtor nations which can be channeled to funds ...

April 14, 2020 2 min read

Sri Lanka's LOLC gets US$422mn for first tranche of Cambodia unit

Sri Lanka-based LOLC group said, a holding company in Singapore had had received 422 million dollars from the sale of th...

April 13, 2020 3 min read

Govt purchases nearly 1 million kg of vegetables in Sri Lanka amid COVID-19 curfew

The government of Sri Lanka has purchased a total of 904,010kg of vegetables under a programme initiated by the presiden...

April 13, 2020 1 min read

Sri Lanka GDP to shrink 3.0-pct in 2020 as economy hit by Coronavirus: WB

Sri Lanka's economy may contract as much as 3.0 percent in 2020, the World Bank has said as a Coronavirus crisis hit ex...

April 13, 2020 3 min read

Pope Francis calls for debt forgiveness as Sri Lanka and developing nations hit by Coronavirus

Pope Francis on Sunday called for the reduction or forgiveness of the debt of poor nations as the Coronavirus pandemic d...

April 13, 2020 1 min read