Opinion: Disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on women in Sri Lanka
Shihara Maduwage Media and Communications Officer, EQUAL GROUND For months, Sri Lanka has been celebrated as a nation that succeeded in containing the spread …
Economy
Tax on essential goods removed
With due consideration to the current cost of living and difficulties associated with COVID – 19 the Government has removed import duties on essential …
Sri Lanka’s merchandize exports surpass USD 1 billion mark in September
Oct 13, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s merchandize exports have surpassed the US$ 1 billion mark in September after July during this year, statistics of the …
Sri Lanka trade deficit improves in Aug 2020
Oct 12, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s trade deficit improved on a year-on-year basis with the deficit in the trade account in August 2020 narrowing to …
China grants RMB 600Mn for medical care, education, water supply, etc. in rural areas
Oct 12, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka and China signed an agreement on economic and technical cooperation for providing RMB 600 million (Rs. 16.5 billion) in …
Sri Lanka and China discuss economic revival and COVID-19 assistance
Oct 11, 2020 (LBO) – As part of the Government’s sustained efforts at strengthening neighbourly relations, the Foreign Ministry facilitated on Friday …
WB says SL economy to contract by 6.7-pct in 2020, Smart policies for informal workers key for recovery
Oct 08, 2020 (LBO) – The COVID-19 crisis in Sri Lanka has substantially clouded the outlook and exacerbated an already challenging macroeconomic …
Chinese delegation to visit Colombo today
Oct 08, 2020 (LBO) – A high-powered Chinese delegation led by former Chinese Foreign Minister and the current Communist Party Political Bureau member his …
Cabinet approves new orders for ‘Special Deposit Accounts’
Oct 07, 2020 (LBO) – The approval of the Cabinet of Ministers was granted at their meeting held in April 2020 for the issuance of orders under the …
Sri Lanka successfully settles maturing international sovereign bond of USD 1bn: CBSL
Oct 02, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Central Bank says that they have successfully completed the settlement of the maturing International Sovereign Bond of …
Economists urge decisive action to prevent emerging Sri Lankan debt crisis
Oct 02, 2020 (LBO ) – A panel of eminent economists urged that the Government take credible and decisive action to prevent a painful debt crisis in Sri …
Advocata to live stream session on “How can we improve Sri Lanka’s debt sustainability” today
Sep 30, 2020 (LBO) – The Advocata Institute has launched its latest public policy discussion series ‘DeepDive’. This series commences …
Moody’s ratings downgrade unwarranted: Sri Lanka’s Finance Ministry
Sep 28, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Finance Ministry says that the Moody’s ratings downgrade today is unwarranted. Releasing a statement shortly after …
Moody’s downgrades Sri Lanka’s ratings to Caa1, outlook changed to stable
Sep 28, 2020 (LBO) – Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) has today downgraded the Government of Sri Lanka’s long-term foreign …
Sri Lankan economy on a steady recovery path: Central Bank
Sep 26, 2020 (LBO) – Having contained the domestic spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sri Lanka is on a steady recovery path after the initial economic …
President steers revival of Export Development Council
Sep 25, 2020 (LBO) – After a lapse of 28 years the Export Development Council (EDC) was convened under the patronage of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and …
Opinion: Why the sale of single stick cigarettes must be banned
Dilani Hirimuthugodage, IPS This month, the National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol (NATA) announced the drafting of legislation to ban the sale of single …
‘SriLanka @100’ launched to boost economic prosperity through mid-market firms growth
Sep 24, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka@100, a private sector-led initiative was launched in Colombo on Thursday with the emphasis to enable the island to become …
Central Bank releses ‘Sri Lanka Socio Economic Data – 2020’
“Sri Lanka Socio Economic Data – 2020”, the annually published data folder of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, is now available for public information. The …
Government requests suppliers to register with e-GP procurement system promptly
Sep 18, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Government is inviting the supplier community to register with Electronic Government Procurement System (e-GP System) …