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Tag: Inland Revenue Act

IMF satisfied with SL but urges greater progress
BUSINESSMain Story

IMF satisfied with SL but urges greater progress

End-December 2017 quantitative performance criteria under three-year Extended Fund Facility program met Says Govt. has successfully advanced fiscal consolidation and strengthened international…

byFaraz Shauketaly23/04/201823/04/2018
Sri Lanka Finance Minister hopes to promote business climate with new tax system
BUSINESS

Sri Lanka Finance Minister hopes to promote business climate with new tax system

Sri Lanka’s new tax system, which will be effective from 1st of April would create a level playing field for…

byFaraz Shauketaly20/03/2018
IMF says economy normalising but reforms essential
BUSINESSMain Story

IMF says economy normalising but reforms essential

Recommends fiscal consolidation and tightening monetary policy 2018 growth predicted at 4.6% below CB projections  Further delays in SOE reform, bad…

byFaraz Shauketaly13/01/201813/01/2018
IMF says Sri Lanka fiscal performance satisfactory, approves US$ 251.4 million disbursement of third tranche EFF
BUSINESS

IMF says Sri Lanka fiscal performance satisfactory, approves US$ 251.4 million disbursement of third tranche EFF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Thursday said its Executive Board completed the third review of Sri Lanka’s Extended Fund Facility…

byFaraz Shauketaly08/12/2017

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  • Oil prices drop 6% amid increasing prospects for a US-Iran peace agreement.
  • Sri Lanka’s Stock Market Sees Gains on Monday with ASPI Rising by 1.99%
  • Lack of transparency in EPF poses risks to private sector savings in Sri Lanka, warns Verite Research.
  • Sri Lanka’s Rupee Stabilizes at 328/335 Against the US Dollar, While Bond Yields Remain Steady
  • Dolce Far Niente dell’Economia
TOP STORY

IMF’s Dollar Obsession and Nandalal’s Monetary Gamble Push Sri Lanka Deeper Into Economic Pain

bySienna De Silva 22/05/2026
POLITICSTOP STORY

Will Harsha de Silva Rise to the Occasion and Deploy His Skills for National Gain?

byFaraz Shauketaly 21/05/202621/05/2026
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Mahinda Samarasinghe Emerges as Experienced Voice Amid Sri Lanka’s Economic and Political Crossroads

byEditor 20/05/202620/05/2026
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WHEN POWER IS WRAPPED IN ROBES

byEditor 17/05/202620/05/2026
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Hanif Yusoof to Step Down as Western Province Governor to Focus on Presidential Foreign Investment Role

byFaraz Shauketaly 17/05/202617/05/2026
CORRUPTION / EXPOSEFEATURED

THE AIRBUS SFO CASE

byFaraz Shauketaly 13/05/202613/05/2026

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