Ceylon Chamber of Commerce requests Government to reconsider Surcharge Tax Bill
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce earnestly requests the Government to reconsider some of these provisions before it is submitted for approval by Parliament and …
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce earnestly requests the Government to reconsider some of these provisions before it is submitted for approval by Parliament and …
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) reiterates that they are standing ready to discuss options if Sri Lanka requests financial support. Speaking to …
The Central Bank initiated a National Remittance Mobile Application branded as “Lanka Remit” providing Sri Lankans working abroad direct access to the …
The Opposition is totally opposed to levying a 25% tax on the EPF Fund, said Parliamentarian Eran Wickramaratne at a press conference held at the Opposition …
Opposition parliamentarians have urged President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to initiate a dialogue with them to better understand the current economic issues facing …
Global development progress does not automatically lead to a greater sense of security, according to a new United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report …
The Government and the CBSL have already taken necessary measures to secure alternative forex inflows via a number of bilateral and multilateral funding …
Sri Lanka’s official reserve assets were 2.4 billion US dollars (USD 2,361mn) by the end of January, down from 3.1 billion US dollars in December last year, …
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 …
According to the Transparency in Corporate Reporting Assessment (TRAC) 2021 publication which was unveiled today (Feb 1), companies in Sri Lanka have been …
Headline inflation, as measured by the year-on-year (Y-o-Y) change in the Colombo Consumer Price Index, has increased to 14.2 percent in January 2022 from 12.1 …
Fitch Ratings has downgraded Singer Finance (Lanka) PLC's (SFL) National Long-Term Rating to 'A(lka)' from 'A+(lka)'. The Outlook is Negative. The agency has …
Sri Lanka is currently facing an acute energy crisis, primarily due to the country’s reliance on imported fossil fuel. The solution to this is for the …
A Memorandum of Understanding signed recently between the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and the Maldives National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MNCCI) will …
Sri Lanka's Central Bank has decided to adopt several policy measures with a view to strengthening macroeconomic stability. Accordingly, in consideration of …
The Governor of Sri Lanka's Central Bank Ajith Nivard Cabraal states that Sri Lanka has paid the USD 500 million sovereign bond that matured today (18). …
Fitch Ratings has downgraded Sri Lanka's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'CC', from 'CCC'. Fitch typically does not assign Outlooks …
By Dr. Dushni Weerakoon: Sovereign debt restructuring can be pre-emptive or post-default. A default is inherently costly as it can result in a sustained loss …
Sri Lanka's Central Bank says that S&P’s assessment to downgrade the rating has clearly failed to recognise the recent progress made by the Government …
By Chair of our Academic Programme and former Economic Adviser at the World Bank, Dr. Sarath Rajapatirana, and our Senior Research Fellow, and former Director …