Economics
Future-proofing Sri Lanka against “Trump’s America Only Policy”
2025-05-04 1163
(Dinesh Weerakkody)
The resurgence of Donald Trump in US politics has reignited global anxieties over economic
Responding to Trumps tariffs - Start with The Art of the Deal
2025-04-15 1116
The Art of the Deal was released in 1987. The book is credited to
Donald J.
What if vehicle imports do not happen as much as expected..?
2025-02-25 1115
Even if vehicle imports are allowed, won't there be a large number of vehicle imports
Sri Lankan banking sector outlook-Post Budget
2025-02-22 1069
(Dinesh Weerakkody)
Having served on the boards of multiple banks for over 25 years, I have
South Asia air pollution fell in 2022, but remains major killer: report
2024-08-28 14653
A surprise improvement in air quality in South Asia in 2022 drove a decline in
Price of tea fertilizer bag reduced by Rs. 4,000 as subsidy program re-implemented
2024-08-26 14650
The Ministry of Agriculture and Plantation Industries has re-implemented the fertilizer subsidy program aimed at
Govt’s cannabis investment plan: 30 parties express interest, projects to be based in Mirigama and Kandy
2024-08-26 14657
State Minister of Investment Promotion Dilum Amunugama says the government expects to attract an investment
CSE Signs a MoU with The South Eastern University of Sri Lanka
2024-08-26 14673
The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) and the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka (SEUSL) signed
CSE Signs a MoU with The South Eastern University of Sri Lanka
2024-08-26 14661
The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) and the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka (SEUSL) signed
The effective and efficient use of the third tranche from the IMF is a national responsibility
2024-06-16 14706
National Movement for Social Justice Calls for Responsible Use of IMF Funds, Anti-Corruption, and Economic
Consolidating Economic Recovery Needs No Referendum
2024-06-09 14766
(Dr Jehan Perera)
Government leaders appear to be considering all options for remaining in office beyond
For Sri Lanka the road to recovery is long and must stay the course
2024-05-17 14807
(Dinesh Weerakkody)
As Sri Lanka continues to recover from the recent crisis, this time last year,
Valuing Japans Moral Ethos & Economic Assistance
2024-05-15 14493
(Dr Jehan Perera)
The visit of Japan’s foreign minister Yoko Kamikawa to Sri Lanka is an
SL HC in UK achieves record £100000 income in April
2024-05-06 14288
The Consular Division of the Sri Lanka High Commission (HC) in United Kingdom under the
Nettles Needing To Be Grasped By Future Leaders Of Sri Lanka
2024-04-24 14309
(Dr Jehan Perera)
The New Year celebrations this year were low key compared to the past.
Government Settles Foreign Debt and Interest to the Tune of US$ 1909.7 Million
2024-04-06 14279
Transparency Call: Parties Committing to 15% Senior Citizen Interest Must Disclose Funding Sources
Widely Accessed Benefit:
Economic recovery must become more broad-based
2024-03-23 14330
President Wickremesinghe with China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) Chairman Wang Tongzhou. CCCC through CHEC Port
Sri Lanka-IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement on the Second Review of Sri Lankas Extended Fund Facility and Concludes the 2024 Article IV Consultation
2024-03-21 14266
IMF staff and the Sri Lankan authorities have reached staff-level agreement on economic policies to
Finding solutions to manage the talent drain
2024-03-14 14210
President (then Prime Minister) pointed out in 2016 that “given the future growth potential and
Rescheduling of debt expeditiously is key to recovery
2024-02-14 14171
President Ranil Wickremesinghe said the finalisation of debt restructuring could be completed by the first
Parate rights of banks and supporting SME recovery
2024-01-31 14230
SMEs request Govt. to temporarily halt parate executions
(Dinesh Weerakkody)
SME associations want parate rights to be
Sri Lanka night in Davos Switzerland
2024-01-24 14166
A Sri Lanka night was held for the first time to showcase Sri Lankan cuisine,
Is deferring parate rights a sensible option for the Govt..?
2024-01-02 14209
President Wickremesinghe terming the task of economic revival following bankruptcy a “formidable” one, recently noted,
President Ranils firm resolve for reforms pays dividends
2023-12-16 14212
(Dinesh Weerakkody)
The IMF Executive Board after much speculation completed the first review under the 48-month
In 2024 the tax cost of a citizen will increase by thirty thousand
2023-12-13 14156
The Committee of Ways and Means reveals that due to the imminent taxes to be
Regain A Vision Of The Common Good
2023-11-28 14163
(Dr Jehan Perera)
At a time when the two elected branches of government have little or
The country can be built only through economic expansion
2023-11-21 14150
Export should be increased and debt commitment should be reduced
The President's budget steered the country
Although there are one and fifty thousand companies..only twenty thousand tax files are opened
2023-11-16 14155
Between 15%-20% of government employees mislead the country
Ninety percent are beaten because of the crimes
Excessive taxation hurts biz growth and the majority
2023-11-10 14167
According to President Ranil the current tax policy is not a normal tax policy, but
The 2024 Budget of Sri Lanka...why it must be different
2023-10-28 14145
China’s President Xi Jinping with several world leaders including President Wickremesinghe at the meeting to
A new fake monetary kingdom emerging in Sri Lanka...Collapse sooner or later..?
2023-10-22 14145
Govt to build a newly fake monetary kingdom..?
The brand new Monetary Policy Board (MPB) at
IMF Shows It Cares More Than Government
2023-10-12 14149
(Dr Jehan Perera)
The oft repeated comparison between the economic and political chaos that prevailed before
Is CB running a Ponzi scam for bankrupt government..?
2023-10-07 14179
Policy rates cut by 1%, T bill rates cut by 0.13%..?
Wensday (04) the brand new
CBs monetary operations in 2023. What can public expect..? Are we to question it or treat it like the God given..?
2023-10-05 14166
Monetary Operations-For whose benifits..?
Monetary operations are the money printing operations carried out by the CB
IMF and the stiff revenue targets
2023-10-04 14146
(By Dinesh Weerakkody)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe addressing the heads of state at the UN General Assembly,
IMF unveils 16 point plan to address governance challenges in Sri Lanka
2023-10-02 14143
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recommended sixteen priority actions in its recently released Governance
Govts commitment prompts IMF to endorse EFF program review
2023-09-27 14143
The government’s commitment to macroeconomic stability and fiscal discipline is starting to bear fruit with
Lankaisla lifts leisure industry with global participation
2023-09-15 14161
$ 8 m infused to secure strategic properties as springboard for major growth
(By Darshana Abayasingha)
Singapore-based,
Tourism industry needs Govt. intervention to recover
2023-09-03 14146
Tourism debt stock has increased significantly because of the extraordinary high interest rates in 2022
Labour reform and attracting investment
2023-08-15 14152
(Dinesh Weerakkodi)
Labour Minister Manusha Nanayakkara recently said that this year Sri Lanka’s outdated Labour Law
The Missing Ingredients To Come Out Of The Economic Rut
2023-04-27 14141
(Dr Jehan Perera)
Slowly but surely the ruling party is beginning to reassert itself. An indication
Establish an Economic Operation Center under Ravi
2023-04-06 14149
Ranil has no alternative instead of Ravi in rescuing the economy,
Ravi's opinion is right-The country
Many positive economic benefits from the IMF loan
2023-03-22 14145
Former Finance Minister, Ravi Karunanayake says that despite the current economic and political crisis in
Ravi says IMF deal will bring positive economic gains
2023-03-20 14158
Former Finance Minister Ravi Kar-unanayake yesterday said Sri Lanka’s deal with the Inter-national Monetary Fund
Lack of fiscal discipline cause of the crisis
2023-01-11 14204
How to overcome the economic crisis
The current economic crisis in Sri Lanka has been a
Increasing PAYE tax paves the way for an economic recession
2023-01-10 14197
Handling the economy at will is dangerous
The government has no economics practice
The effectiveness of employees’
The Presidents request became fruitful-Japan is to solve the debt crisis
2022-10-20 14140
Top international diplomatic sources say that at the request of President Ranil Wickramasinghe, Japan is
A deteriorated economy by giving subsidies
2022-10-18 14166
(Sara Kandegoda)
Ten years ago Sri Lanka was classified as a middle income country. Now there
Loan facilities for entrepreneurs
2022-09-30 14151
Notification to Bank Heads from the State Ministry of Finance
The State Ministry of Finance has
ASMP facilitates Rex Industries
2022-08-26 14249
Many innovative to enhance to productivity and efficiency
225 beneficiaries under the project
Rex Industries is another
3852 million earned through the ASMP Floriculture Project
2022-08-11 14231
How to overcome by growing ornamental flowers..!
The Agriculture Sector Modernization Project contributes to the ornamental
Solutions to the dollar problem from the Agricultural Modernization Project
2022-07-23 14161
A boost to coconut-coir and coco peat industry
(Heshan Sampath Tilakaratne, Anthony Agash Vaas, Geeth Tharuka
Helping hand from the World Bank for Shrimp industry
2022-07-18 14195
The World Bank has initiated a program to develop the Shrimp industry in Sri Lanka
Why did the country go bankrupt despite having a large number of financial laws..?
2022-06-25 14159
(Deshapriya Nanayakkara)
It is absolutely true that financial regulation plays a crucial role in the political
The ways to speedily overcome economic crisis
2022-05-17 14154
A few suggestions..!
(Professor Milton Rajaratne)
The economic crisis that emerged small way during the past many
It is not difficult to find dollars
2022-05-04 14152
Instant dollars can be found in import bags
With the development of migration
(By Professor Milton Rajaratne-Translated
Signs of going up the interest rates over 25 percent..?
2022-05-01 14162
No other alternative to escape from the inflation
Sri Lanka is the third highest in inflation
Did Basil or Ravi do well..?
2022-04-26 14154
Do you know this information about Ravi..?
This is how Ravi managed the balance of payments
One Hundred and Fifty Six Thousand crores have been printed
2022-03-21 14204
The country is destitute - the economy is almost destroyed
During the tenure of President Gotabhaya
Its people like Ravi who are suitable for the Finance Minister position
2022-03-17 14149
Ravi's biggest mission was to increase the Government revenue
The salaries of public servants were increased
Foreign remittance has decreased by 2494 million
2022-03-08 14144
Foreign remittance has decreased by 2494 million
The cause is not the COVID-19 pandemic
(Sujith Mangala De
If the rupee is floated a profit of US $ 650 million per month
2022-03-06 14135
If so, the dollar issue is over
Foreign labor income fell from $ 800 million to
The Government has printed 1,499,050 million in the last 25 months
2022-01-30 14212
Printed 20 times of what Central Bank has printed in its history during 25 months
157,040
What should have been done with the Rs. 229 billion relief package..?
2022-01-05 14187
Not the removal of Susil Premajayantha
To use that money to attract dollars to the country,
The Government has printed 66 500 lakhs at the last hour of 2021
2022-01-03 14149
The total amount printed in 2021 is 678.33 billion
(By Rajith Keerthi Tennakoon translated by Rumi
Nivard Cabraals foreign reserves announcement is just a number magic
2021-12-30 14151
Loans cannot be settled or import goods from Chinese Yuan
(By Rajith Keerthi Tennakoon-translated by Rumi
Three out of every four dollars borrowed is Rajapaksa debt
2021-12-24 14151
Ajith Nivard’s body fights even without the head
Nivard Cabraal and PB's economic ploy cannot deceive
The reasons behind the escalation of the countrys debt crisis..!
2021-12-20 14146
The Government debts have been shown fraudulently by reducing the actual figures
Borrowings between 2015 and
Sri Lanka is falling into the most severe financial abyss
2021-12-16 14185
No penny to import medicine, food and fuel
18th January is critical
(Sujith Mangala De Silva and
Why did the countrys official foreign reserves collapse..?
2021-12-14 14153
This is how Sri Lanka became destitute when the Maldives, Pakistan and Bangladesh got through
Learn from Ravi how to be a Finance Minister..!
2021-12-03 14157
This is how Basil failed and Ravi passed
The budget proved that the government does not
How is the new import restriction implemented..?
2021-10-15 14149
There is no ban but a reduction in volume
(Achintha Madura Samarasinghe)
How is the new import
The controlling thread of the economy is broken by the printing of money
2021-10-08 14195
1,368 billion have been printed from 2020
158. 42 billion have printed from the day Ajith
During 20 months, 12,500,000 million worth of money had been printed
2021-10-04 14157
Aith Cabraal has printed 478,700 million
The government has pushed the country into the biggest financial
University students emphasize Ravis viability
2021-08-05 14153
Ravi reveals how he re-energized the economy
The appreciation, done by the international community that the
The country does not have a trade policy
2021-04-27 14285
This is the magnitude of the internal tragedy of the economy
Only 10% -12% of the
Top 10 richest people in the world, top Billionaires
2021-02-19 14173
The list of the world's richest persons can vary from year to year, depending on
Geographical advantage to the development of Colombo Port as a transshipment hub to India
2020-12-27 14168
Following are excerpts of an interview with Dr. Ganeshan Wignaraja by Pathfinder Foundation Programs Executive
Budget Analysis 2021 By KPMG..!
2020-12-02 14168Empowering youth Entrepreneurs through sustainable development
2020-10-13 14156
The first conferences of its kind in Sri Lanka
A brainchild of Prof.Ranjith Bandara
-ICSE 2020 –
A Cargo Complex to Maththala
2020-09-29 14152
State Minister of Aviation Services and Export Zones Development, D.V. Chanaka confirmed that steps have
A financial sector supported economic recovery
2020-09-27 14157
(Dy Dinesh Weerakkody)
The spread of COVID-19 represents an unprecedented global health and economic shock, with
How the country will be benefited from the Gem – Jewelry tax relief
2020-09-09 14188
Economic experts commend President’s decision
Gem and Jewelry manufactures got through
" A step to established the national
Signs of government shut down
2020-04-29 14238
Salaries of Government Employees under threat
Do not experiment with the constitution
Will Sri Lanka face a
Former Finance Minister explains how to save the country from new Corona virus
2020-04-09 14195
The economic virus is even more oppressive than the corona virus
Move towards production economy
Pay Rs.
Economic impact of coronavirus outbreak deepens
2020-02-24 14181
The rising cost of the coronavirus outbreak for business and the world economy is expected
Use resources wisely and change the to circular – A call to arms
2020-01-18 14140
(Prof. Ajith De Alwis)
Sri Lanka has a debt of $ 4.8 b to repay this
How Poverty Ends..?
2020-01-13 14155
For all the worries today about the explosion of inequality in rich countries, the last
The Clash of Capitalism
2019-12-19 14161
The Real Fight for the Global Economy’s Future
Capitalism rules the world. With only the most
Beyond the Trade War
2019-12-19 14199
A Competitive Approach to Countering China
The verdict is in on U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade
United State is the highest in GDP Rate in the world
2019-11-10 14163
China has become the “World’s Factory”
Canada’s unemployment keeps going up…..!
GDP stands for "Gross Domestic Product"
Here's the Neo-Economic Colonialism of China – The Belt and the Road…!
2019-09-05 14149
Invading countries by granting massive loans as bribes..!
Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in China and
WORLD ECONOMIC SITUATION AND PROSPECTS 2019..!
2019-08-05 14152
Global growth is expected to remain at 3.0 per cent in 2019 and 2020, however,
Challenges and Barriers of Developing Sri Lankan Economy..!
14181
Rupee depreciation has been the hot subject in current economic scenario. We are experiencing a
Challenges and Barriers of Developing Sri Lankan Economy
14196
By Senior Professor Kennedy D Gunawardana, Professor of Accounting, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.Rupee depreciation has
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