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Japan donates USD 1.6mn to Sri Lankan women impacted by economic hardships

Women-led enterprises in the districts of Ampara, Colombo, Monaragala, Vavuniya and Mullaitivu.

March 23, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka SJB meets diplomats, denies govt claims of attempting to influence IMF

“We too have a right to hold talks with embassies and activate the election process,” said Premadasa.

March 23, 2023 3 min read

Sri Lanka may have to pay up to 4-pct interest, extra surcharges, on IMF loan: Minister

If Fund credit outstanding remains above 187.5 percent of quota for over 3 years, the surcharge rises to 3 percent.

March 23, 2023 2 min read

Fed hikes rates 25bp amid M2 contraction

The U.S. banking system is sound and resilient

March 23, 2023 3 min read
Sri Lanka trade deficit widens, services surplus plunges in September

Sri Lanka's central bank has started to aggressively inject print money through open market operations

Sri Lanka IMF program benefits may be short lived: Moody's

Sri Lanka may not get any lasting benefit from a program with the International Monetary Fund and the ability of the adm...

June 23, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka budget deficit at 6.1-pct of GDP in March

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka has run budget deficit of 6.1 percent of gross domestic product or 180 billion rupees in the fir...

June 23, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka provincial councils revert to Treasury funding

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s government has decided to resume funding of provincial councils through the gene...

June 23, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka tightens forex trading curbs amid IMF warnings

ECONOMYNEXT - The International Monetary Fund has warned that forex trading curbs which were tightened progressively by ...

June 22, 2016 3 min read

Sri Lanka capital gains tax not to be retrospective says minister amid uncertainty

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka is expecting finalize capital gains tax legislation within a month, and it is not expected to be...

June 22, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka under-fire CB Governor's fate to be decided by President and PM: Kabir

The fate of Sri Lanka's controversial Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran who is under fire over a bond auction riggi...

June 21, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka nation-wide inflation accelerates to 5.3-pct in May 2016

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s consumer prices nation-wide rose 5.3 percent in May 2016 from a year ago, accele...

June 21, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka's state LakSathosa shops lose Rs3.4bn in 2015, turnover down

Sri Lanka's LakSathosa, a state-run retail network mired in corruption scandals and has lost 3.4 billion rupees in 2015,...

June 21, 2016 1 min read

How the state crowds out ordinary community in Sri Lanka

A graphical representation of key sectors in Sri Lanka where the state is crowding out the community. I

June 21, 2016 1 min read

Protest planned over Sri Lanka's controversial Central Bank Governor: activists

Activists who went to court on Monday seeking to remove Sri Lanka's Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran from office s...

June 21, 2016 2 min read
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Sri Lanka PPP's under spotlight at Ceylon Chamber forum

Sri Lanka's Ceylon Chamber of Commerce said it will host a session on Public Private Partnerships at a economic forum on...

June 20, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka inflation nears 4.9-pct IMF ceiling ahead of June deadline

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's central bank has generated 4.8 percent inflation up to May 2016, a tad short of the 4.9 percen...

June 20, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka tea regulator to crack down on criminals

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Minister of Plantation Industries Navin Dissanayake said he intends to clean up ...

Rohan Gunasekera
June 18, 2016 1 min read

EU ends fisheries ban from Sri Lanka, GSP+ next: Prime Minister

ECONOMYNEXT - The Council of the European Union had approved lifting a ban on fisheries exports from Sri Lanka and the c...

June 17, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka IMF report spotlight on controversial bond deal

ECONOMYNEXT - An International Monetary Fund staff report highlighted a controversial bond auction in March 2016, where ...

June 17, 2016 2 min read

Sri Lanka policy predictability may improve with IMF; meeting targets key: Fitch

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's program with the International Monetary Fund can improve policy predictability and help streng...

June 17, 2016 2 min read

Guangzhou firms scout for investments in Sri Lanka

ECONOMYNEXT – Executives from companies in Guangzhou, the capital of south China’s Guangdong province, are...

June 16, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka to borrow $350mn from Türk Exim Bank

ECONOMYNEXT – Türk Exim Bank will give a $350 million loan to the Sri Lankan government under a deal to be sig...

June 15, 2016 1 min read

Sri Lanka's economy grew 5.5-pct in 2016 Q1

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka's economy grew 5.5 percent in the first quarter of 2016 from a year ago, led by industria...

June 15, 2016 1 min read

Market-based Sri Lanka fuel, electricity pricing from December

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s government has agreed to introduce automatic pricing mechanisms that ensure reta...

June 15, 2016 2 min read