Sri Lanka should increase its trade with India with an aim to reduce risks in the ongoing geopolitical battle, a former Asian ...

Sri Lanka's central bank could have intervened to bring down short term rates that were moving up, but rates fell before the agency intervened, Central Bank Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe said.

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 309.45/55 to the US dollar in the spot market Tuesday, stronger from 309.55/65 the previous day, ...

Sri Lanka’s Colombo Stock Exchange closed up on Tuesday with banks and capital goods contributing the most to turnover.

ECONOMYNEXT – Revenue collected by Sri Lanka Customs in January 2025 has exceeded the target by 45 percent or 72.3 billion ...

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s top private lender Commercial Bank of Ceylon has announced to raise up to 20 billion rupee through ...

Sri Lanka is a significant importer of gold for its jewellery industry. While lower gold prices might seem good for buyers, ...

Sri Lanka had imported 301 million US dollars of vehicles in December 2025, taking the total for the year to 2,047 million ...

Sri Lanka has set up a Tax Policy Analysis Unit (TPAU) under the Department of Fiscal Policy in its Ministry of Finance, in ...

Historically, Sri Lanka legally restricted women from working night shifts in the hotel and restaurant sectors due to a combination of colonial-era “protectionist” mindsets and outdated labour laws ...

ECONOMYNEXT – Profits at Singer Sri Lanka Plc, a large consumer durables seller, rose 47 percent to 2.1 billion rupees for the December quarter of 2025, helped by home appliances and financial ...