The 2025 budget aligns with IMF targets, encouraging investment in the energy sector and encouraging foreign investors through competitive tariff rates.

The pause in US foreign assistance is affecting many important programmes in Sri Lanka, including ones critical to advancing food security, economic reforms, democratic governance, anti-corruption, ...

The Sri Lankan fishing community, including Christians, has appealed to the government for urgent financial support amid a ...

Dissanayake cynically claimed that his government wants to establish the “economic sovereignty” of Sri Lanka, even as he is ...

The Sri Lanka Unique Identity Project (SL-UDI) will be a essential element of the country's digital transformation efforts.

Sri Lanka has announced a defence budget of LKR442 billion (USD1.5 billion) for 2025. According to budgetary documents ...

The Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) welcomes the new Government’s maiden budget, recognizing its focus on export-driven growth, investment facilitation, and policy consistency. The budget’s ...

President AKD proposed below legal reforms during his maiden budget speech among other proposals. The Act on the Exchange of ...

The Sri Lankan government has introduced a series of fiscal measures in its 2025 budget, including higher levies on casinos.

Sri Lanka’s agreement with the IMF must be ended. The debt claimed by the IMF meets two of the criteria that define an odious ...

The Sri Lankan government this week confirmed it will lift its ban on vehicle imports into the country this year.