Import restrictions, except for vehicles to be lifted by next month: Minister
Finance State Minister Shehan Semasinghe says that import restrictions on goods, except for vehicles, will be lifted by next month with the goal of stabilizing …
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CCPI based headline inflation decreased to 4-pct in August
Headline inflation, as measured by the year-on-year change in the Colombo Consumer Price Index decreased to 4.0% in August 2023 from 6.3% in July 2023 in line …
Sri Lanka’s exports decreased by 8-pct to USD 1Bn in Feb 2023 compared to Feb 2022
Sri Lanka’s merchandise exports decreased by 8.06 % to US$ 1,005.2 Million in February 2023 compared to February 2022 as per the data released by Sri Lanka …
CCPI based headline inflation eases in February 2023: Food inflation down to 54.4-pct
Headline inflation, as measured by the year-on-year (Y-o-Y) change in the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI, 2021=100)1 decreased to 50.6% in February 2023 …
CCPI based headline inflation eased further in December 2022
Headline inflation, as measured by the year-on-year change in the Colombo Consumer Price Index decreased to 57.2% in December 2022 from 61.0% in November 2022 …
Opinion: Billion Dollar Missed Opportunities – Sri Lanka’s Mineral Sector
December 7, 2022 (LBO) - Demystifying the Minerals Sector Why is it that many entirely legitimate investments by the private sector are immediately …
Deceleration in inflation expected to continue in ensuing period: Central Bank
The deceleration in inflation is expected to continue in the ensuing period, supported by subdued aggregate demand pressures, expected improvements in domestic …
CCPI based headline inflation starts to decline
Headline inflation, as measured by the year-on-year change in the Colombo Consumer Price Index which followed an increasing trend since October 2021, declined …
10 Billion dollars recorded for Exports in 9 months of 2022
Earnings from the merchandise exports increased by 5.75 % y-o-y to US$ 1,093.98 Mn in September 2022 as per the data released by the Sri Lanka Customs. This …
CCPI inflation would start falling down from this month: CBSL Governor
Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Governor expects that the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) will start falling down from this month and to follow a disinflation …
Earnings from exports increased by 10-pct to USD 1.2Bn in August
Earnings from the merchandise exports increased by 10.24 % y-o-y to US$ 1,213.7 Mn in August 2022 as per the data released by the Sri Lanka Customs. This was …
NCPI based headline inflation at 70.2-pct in August 2022
Headline inflation, as measured by the year-on-year change in the National Consumer Price Index increased to 70.2% in August 2022 from 66.7% in July 2022. This …
Exporters urge product testing laboratories to pull up their socks
Sri Lanka’s leading food and organic product exporters urged the nation’s premier product testing laboratories to enhance their levels of efficiency and …
CCPI based headline inflation increased to 64.3-pct in August; food inflation increased to 93.7-pct
Headline inflation, as measured by the year-on-year (Y-o-Y) change in the Colombo Consumer Price Index increased to 64.3% in August 2022 from 60.8% in July …
DCTS to replace UK GSP; SL to benefit from duty-free exports to UK on more than 80-pct of products
Over 99% of goods exported from Sri Lanka eligible for duty-free access to the UK£69m of tariffs saved on exports to the UK under the new Developing Countries …
CCPI-based headline inflation recorded at 55-pct in June; food inflation at 80-pct
Headline inflation, as measured by the year-on-year change in the Colombo Consumer Price Index increased to 54.6% in June 2022 from 39.1% in May 2022 driven by …
Sri Lanka exports recorded 5-billion-dollar mark in five months
Earnings from the merchandise exports increased by 9.9 % y-o-y to US$ 980.2 Mn in May 2022 as per the data released by the Sri Lanka Customs. This was mainly …
NCPI based headline inflation increased to 45.3-pct in May
Headline inflation, as measured by the year-on-year (Y-o-Y) change in the National Consumer Price Index has increased to 45.3% in May 2022 from 33.8% in April …
CCPI based headline inflation increased to 39-pct in May; food inflation at 57-pct: CBSL
Headline inflation, as measured by the year-on-year (Y-o-Y) change in the Colombo Consumer Price Index increased to 39.1% in May 2022 from 29.8% in April 2022 …
NCPI based headline inflation accelerated to 34-pct in April; food inflation increased to 45-pct
Headline inflation, as measured by the year-on-year (Y-o-Y) change in the National Consumer Price Index increased to 33.8% in April 2022 from 21.5% in March …