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Tag: budget surplus

Sri Lanka’s economic outlook, investment opportunities positive – Eran Wickramaratne
BUSINESS

Sri Lanka’s economic outlook, investment opportunities positive – Eran Wickramaratne

In order to achieve the goal of becoming an upper-middle income country by 2025, the government of Sri Lanka has…

byFaraz Shauketaly28/02/2018
Sri Lanka records Rs 22 b surplus in the Budget Primary Balance for the first time in 63 years
BUSINESS

Sri Lanka records Rs 22 b surplus in the Budget Primary Balance for the first time in 63 years

Due to efficient management of the State revenue and expenditure, the government has been able to achieve Rs 21.9 billion…

byFaraz Shauketaly08/01/2018
Rs. 21.9 bn budget surplus recorded in first ten months of 2017
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Rs. 21.9 bn budget surplus recorded in first ten months of 2017

A budget surplus of Rs 21.9 billion has been recorded during the first ten months of 2017, the Finance Ministry…

byFaraz Shauketaly08/01/201808/01/2018

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