“Opposition calls on Govt for urgent dialogue with them,” MP Harsha
Opposition parliamentarians have urged President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to initiate a dialogue with them to better understand the current economic issues facing …
Opposition parliamentarians have urged President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to initiate a dialogue with them to better understand the current economic issues facing …
Explaining the economic policy of the future SJB government, Eran Wickramaratne M.P. said that the SJB has already decided to allow the use of chemical …
Sri Lanka's Central Bank has decided to adopt several policy measures with a view to strengthening macroeconomic stability. Accordingly, in consideration of …
By Mithara Fonseka and Kavishka Indraratna In 2016, Sri Lanka ratified its Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) with the WTO and in 2017 a Secretariat was …
Advocata’s Bath Curry Indicator (BCI) , which tracks the monthly changes in the retail price of food, recorded an increase of 15% from November 2021 to …
By Vinuja Singharachchige: Much is being said nowadays about the pressures the Sri Lankan Rupee is facing, but it is important that we understand the mechanics …
The opposition alleged in Parliament that foreign reserves have dropped to US 1.5 billion dollars which included the gold reserves of US 300 million dollars. …
The Monetary Board of the Central Bank has decided to maintain the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) of the …
By Sathya Karunarathne IntroductionSuccessive governments have run fiscal deficits. Inadequate revenue collection and unrestrained government expenditure have …
The Monetary Policy Consultative Committee (MPCC) of the Central Bank has been reconstituted with effect from 5 October 2021. The reconstituted MPCC comprises …
The Monetary Board has decided to maintain the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) of the Central Bank at their …
First Capital Research believes that the Central Bank may consider maintaining the same policy stance in this policy review but given the considerable …
Sri Lanka’s economy is projected to grow by 3.3 percent in 2021, but the medium-term outlook is clouded by pre-existing macroeconomic weaknesses and the …
Sri Lanka’s gross official reserves were 3,550.7 million US dollars by the end of August, up from 2,805.9 million US dollars in July, the latest Central Bank …
With the corona epidemic and mismanagement of the economy, the country is now facing a Trinity of crises which cannot be cured by this government due to its …
Sri Lanka's Central Bank has tightened its monetary policy stance to address the imbalances in the external sector and to preempt the buildup of excessive …
First Capital Research believes that there is a significant probability (90%) to hold policy rates due to the considerable improvement in high-frequency …
The Monetary Board of the Central Bank has decided to maintain the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) of the …
First Capital Research believes that there is a 95% probability for policy rates to remain unchanged at the next monetary policy meeting due to the measures …
The Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, at its meeting held on 19 May 2021, decided to maintain the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the …