A rail-road bridge connecting Dhanushkodi in India to Talaimannar in Sri Lanka will serve as a strategic pivot for both nations—for trade, tourism, and economic and geopolitical interests.

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 ...

Prime Minister Modi’s three-day visit to Sri Lanka fostered stronger bilateral ties with President Dissanayake. Seven MoUs were signed in key sectors including defence, energy, and trade.

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 ...

It's hard to imagine this kind of ease when seeking treatment in India," Shamim explained. The convenience of using a tourist visa for medical treatment also applies to Sri Lanka for Bangladeshis.

Approximately one-fourth of cash-strapped Sri Lanka's population, was living in poverty last year, despite the economy making a "remarkable recovery" from its worst financial meltdown, the World Bank ...

Police in Nawalapitiya are searching for a 20-year-old man who went missing while swimming at Galaboda Falls. The missing ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...