Sri Lanka economy
Sri Lanka recovering but poverty enduring: World Bank
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka will return to growth this year, the World Bank said Tuesday, but around a quarter of the country's citizens will remain living in poverty
China reaffirms financial support for Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's years-long economic crisis was high on the agenda during Gunawardena's trip, with China accounting for around 10 percent of the South Asian country's total foreign debt
Sri Lanka cuts key interest rates as economy rebounds
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka reduced its benchmark lending rate from 10 percent to 9.5 percent and the deposit rate from 9.0 to 8.5 percent
Crisis-hit Sri Lankan economy rebounds as tourists return
Number of tourists visiting jumped to 210,000 in December, it was 91,900 a year earlier
Sri Lanka raises taxes ahead of foreign debt deal
Sri Lanka slapped a new 18 % VAT on fuel, mobile phones and computers from Monday to raise revenue ahead of a foreign debt restructuring
Sri Lanka approves free tourist visa for seven countries
Tourists from China, India, Russia, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia will be issued free visas till March 31, 2024
Sri Lanka inflation continues falling
It hit 0.8% in September down from 2.1% in August
Bangladesh has learnt a lot from Sri Lanka’s woes
Sri Lanka is generally known for its quality education, healthcare, natural beauty and even migration policies and practices. But in recent times, the island nation has made the headlines for all the wrong reasons.
Protest in Singapore’s Speakers' Corner against Rajapaksa draws audience of one
A last-minute protest at Speakers' Corner in Hong Lim Park on Saturday (July 16,2022) against Singapore's decision to let ousted Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa into the country drew an audience of one.
‘Bangladesh’s future shouldn’t be measured through Sri Lanka’s situation’
Planning Minister MA Mannan today said that measuring and assessing the economic future of Bangladesh through Sri Lanka’s ongoing financial crisis cannot be acceptable.
