Sri Lanka’s outlook remains stable but is conditional on reforms: World Bank
June 28, 2018 (LBO) – World Bank says a challenging domestic political environment has already taken a toll, slowing down some reforms and complicating the …
June 28, 2018 (LBO) – World Bank says a challenging domestic political environment has already taken a toll, slowing down some reforms and complicating the …
June 28, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Central Bank says allegations that the Central Bank is involved in manipulating Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates …
June 26, 2018 (LBO) – An International Monetary Fund (IMF) working paper released yesterday suggested the Central Bank of Sri Lanka use new Keynesian models …
Jun 18, 2018 (LBO) - The Government has decided that the Secretaries to Ministries, Heads of Departments, Chairpersons, executive officers and accountants of …
Jun 13, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Governor warned forex market players saying that if necessary he is ready to use all the instruments they …
June 05, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Central Bank said there will be new legislative amendments to Monetary Law Act (MLA) to restrict financing the fiscal …
June 02, 2018 (LBO) – Executive Board of the IMF has completed the fourth review of Sri Lanka’s economic performance under the program supported by a …
May 28, 2018 (LBO) – Strengthening of the Dollar in Sri Lanka has combined with domestic political uncertainty, weighing on the rupee, Moody’s Investors …
May 25, 2018 (LBO) - Sri Lanka will reduce Value Added Tax (VAT) by 2.5 percent in 2020 in order to relieve masses of the burden of indirect taxes, Minister …
May 24, 2018 (LBO) – Finance and Media Minister has appointed Ranel Tissa Wijesinha as the new Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri …
May 23, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Central Bank is to introduce several rules, the officials need to follow when they are intervening in the foreign exchange …
May 23, 2018 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Central bank issuing a statement has clarified a misleading news item has been disseminated in relation to Sri Lanka’s …
May 22, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka – China FTA would result in higher gains for Sri Lankan exports compared to products imported from China which are already …
May 18, 2018 (LBO) – IMF Communications Department on Thursday announced that their board is scheduled to discuss Sri Lanka's completion of its fourth review …
May 16, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has been classified as a highly vulnerable country to debt distress of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in a recent …
May 14, 2018 (LBO) – Moody’s Investors Service said the probability of an interest rate shock tends to be higher for Sri Lanka as the country is most …
May 11, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's gross official reserve position had improved to 9.9 billion US dollars by end April, the record highest level in history …
May 11, 2018 (LBO) – Monetary Board of the Central Bank at its meeting held on 10 May 2018 has decided to maintain policy interest rates at their current …
May 11, 2018 (LBO) - Fuel prices in Sri Lanka will be revised every two months under a new cabinet approved pricing formula, Finance Minister Mangala …
May 03, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Central Bank said recent indicators reflect positive sentiment expressed by external foreign parties regarding the …