Sri Lanka calls for international assistance to support export-led industrialization
Sri Lanka has soft-launched an international support call for its export-led industrialization initiative, Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen…
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Sri Lanka economic recovery set to continue, needs to push ahead with reforms in Vision 2025 to maintain growth – IMF
Following a series of weather-related shocks in 2017, Sri Lanka’s economy is gradually normalizing with a projected Real GDP growth…
Further economic grants to Sri Lanka from US Millennium Challenge Corporation
Following its competitive selection by the US Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) for grant assistance, the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL)…
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…
Sri Lanka’s reforms need to be targeted to support the poor, World Bank says
While Sri Lanka can claim a low poverty rate compared to other countries in in South Asia, significant poverty still…
IOM commends Government of Sri Lanka for its leadership in migration issues
Director-General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Ambassador William Lacy Swing has commended the Government of Sri Lanka for…
Opinion: Budget 2018 – Will Clarity in Thought Translate to Clarity in Action?
By Kithmina Hewage &Harini Weerasekera Slow growth, declining export earnings and FDI inflows, and inadequate foreign exchange reserve cover characterize…
Ceylon Chamber welcomes 2018 Budget, calls to monitor its effective implementation
Sri Lanka’s premium business chamber, the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) welcoming the 2018 budget, which aims to create a…
Sri Lankan government focuses on reconciliation in 2018 budget allocating Rs. 12.75 billion
Sri Lanka’s budget for next year presented by the Minister of Finance Mangala Samaraweera has focused on the post-war reconciliation…
Sri Lanka parliamentary forum calls for greater Investment in Early Childhood Development
A special parliamentary forum highlighting the transformative impact on investing in early childhood could have on Sri Lanka, was organized…