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Sri Lanka's total revenue rose 27.2 percent year on year in the first six months of 2026, Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya told parliament Wednesday. Total revenue increased to 2.95 trillion Sri ...
News Sri Lanka » Central » Government: Sri Lanka’s real test is not its Debt-to-GDP ratio
Sri Lanka’s debt-to-GDP ratio has come down sharply since the default, and this is read as recovery. Central Government debt was 99.5% of GDP in June 2025, against around 114% in 2023, and the ...
News Sri Lanka » Central » Government: Sri Lanka’s Central Asia Gambit
Panelists attend the Central Asia Forum 2024 organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka, together with the Geopolitical Cartographer, at the Granbell Hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Aug.
News Sri Lanka » Central » Government: Sri Lanka: Showdown at the central bank
Vendettas waged by government bureaucrats never look good but, in Sri Lanka, such higher-minded considerations seem to have evaded two powerful men who should know better. Arjuna Mahendran and Ajith ...
News Sri Lanka » Central » Government: Sri Lanka’s New Anti-Terrorism Legislation
A law that cannot turn intelligence into evidence will reproduce the central weakness of the Prevention of Terrorism Act of 1979, regardless of how much power it gives the state.
News Sri Lanka » Central » Government: The Policies of Sri Lanka’s New Government: a Historic Opportunity Lost
On the right, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, President of Sri Lanka. On the left, Dr. S. Jaishankar, India’s Minister of External Affairs. Photo: MEAphotogallery, Flickr, CC, Can you give us a quick ...
News Sri Lanka » Central » Government: Budget 2027: It is time to fix the forgotten finances of Local Government
Sri Lanka has strengthened national tax collection after the economic crisis. But Municipal Councils, Urban Councils and Pradeshiya Sabhas remain financially weak. Budget 2027 provides an opportunity ...
News Sri Lanka » Central » Government: Sri Lanka’s economy nears pre-crisis level: CBSL Chief
The national economy has recovered to almost its pre-crisis level following a sharp turnaround from its worst economic meltdown, Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe said this week, pointing ...