World Bank warns of reform slowdown amid challenging political environment
Apr 17, 2018 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's growth is projected to rebound in 2018 and continue to be around 4.5 percent in the medium term, driven by private consumption …
Apr 17, 2018 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's growth is projected to rebound in 2018 and continue to be around 4.5 percent in the medium term, driven by private consumption …
Apr 09, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s government revenue as a share of GDP is lower than many peers, while the government debt-to-GDP ratio is much higher, …
Apr 04, 2018 (LB0) - Sri Lanka's central bank has decided to reduce the Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR), which is the upper bound of the policy interest …
Apr 03, 2018 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Finance ministry says the government expects to earn a an additional revenue of 60 billion rupees each year through the new …
April 02, 2018 (LBO) - In a recent speech in Parliament, JO MP Tharaka Balasuriya highlighted some problematic technicalities in the Active Liability …
By Kithmina Hewage & Harini Weerasekera Economic reforms have become an urgent need for Sri Lanka, with successive governments since independence, …
Mar 20, 2018 (LBO) – A group of 20 delegates representing 13 innovative New Zealand companies will arrive in Colombo on 2nd April for a 3-day visit to …
Mar 19, 2018 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Finance minister says the island must optimize utilizing local resources with a well-managed and efficient tax system as a …
Mar 16, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s gross official reserves have improved to 7,914.33 million US dollars by the end of February from 7,672.75 million dollars …
Mar 11, 2018 (LBO) – Despite weather-related shocks and some delays in implementation, program performance remains broadly on track, said IMF Staff Mission …
Mar 05, 2018 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Central Bank responding to misleading news reports said it is not expecting a rise in domestic interest rates in the period …
Mar 02, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka, perhaps, provides the most cautionary tale from their Asia-Pacific markets about over-reliance on China-backed infrastructure …
Feb 27, 2018 (LBO) - Sri Lanka faces refinancing risks in the coming years and need a concerted and coordinated policy response to mitigate such risks, Finance …
Dec 24, 2018 (LBO) - As a result of the price formula introduced by the Government, the price of petrol and diesel has been reduced by Rs.30 and Rs.20 per …
Feb 15, 2018 (LBO) - Sri Lanka will keep policy rates unchanged in February as the economy is stabilizing with improvements in trade figures, the …
Feb 09, 2018 (LBO) – Auditor General’s Department has found out that 826 billion rupees received during Rajapaksa regime, had not been included in the …
Feb 09, 2018 (LBO) – Auditor General's Department says even if the total amount of domestic and foreign debt payable by the government as at 31 December 2016 …
Jan 24, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Governor Indrajit Coomaraswamy says the government will introduce a cost reflective pricing formula for both …
Jan 19, 2018 (LBO) – Finance Ministry has decided to postpone the implementation of the budget proposal on introduction of emission standards and safety …
Jan 17, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s cabinet on Tuesday decided to publish proposed Debt Management Bill in gazette and present it in parliament for approval. …