Sri Lanka is attempting to sustain economic growth while maintaining macroeconomic stability under the IMF program it began in 2016. The government's high debt payments and bloated civil service ...

India and Sri Lanka will sign a major defence cooperation pact during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Colombo, aimed at countering China's growing military influence. The trip will also ...

Sri Lanka's economy to grow 3.5% in 2025 despite US tariff headwinds, World Bank says Sri Lanka is on track to post growth of 3.5% this year, the World Bank said in its latest report on Wednesday ...

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s services exports grew 7.79 percent from a year ago to 291.12 million US dollars in March 2025, the island’s Export Development Board said. ICT/BPM earnings went up 2.54 ...

Two weeks after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed its third review of Sri Lanka’s Extended Fund Facility, unlocking millions in critical funding, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake ...

The Sri Lanka Development Update (SLDU) has two main aims. First, it reports on key developments over the past 12 months in Sri Lanka’s economy, places these in longer term and global contexts, and ...

India is planning to strengthen its ties with Sri Lanka in key areas such as energy, trade, connectivity, digitalisation, and defence, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins a three-day visit to the ...

Following independence from Britain, both India and Sri Lanka emerged as leaders of the Non-Aligned Movement, which sought to advance developing nations’ interests during the Cold War. Indeed, the ...

However, once Bates departed for 31, Sri Lanka chipped in with a couple of more wickets, reducing New Zealand to 74 for 3 in the 11th over. Izzy Sharp and Plimmer revived the innings briefly ...

Sri Lanka’s government has scored a string of wins in its long-standing civil war with Tamil militants. But it faces the challenge of integrating its Tamil minority. Sri Lanka has been mired in ...

Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath will represent Sri Lanka at the funeral of Pope Francis in the Vatican City, the Ministry... An underworld hitman who attempted to break into a house in the ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official visit to Sri Lanka from April 5 is a strategic step in bolstering India’s regional outreach under the 'Neighbourhood First' and 'Act East' policies.