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News Sri Lanka » Finance: Sitharaman turned IMF tide: Former Sri Lanka minister reveals India's help during crisis

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/sitharaman-turned-imf-tide-former-sri-lanka-minister-reveals-indias-help-during-crisis/ar-AA2b1RWg
Published on: Wednesday 26 August 2026

Former Sri Lankan Finance Minister Ali Sabry has revealed how his Indian counterpart Nirmala Sitharaman's intervention helped the island nation secure IMF support amid its worst financial crisis.

News Sri Lanka » Finance: Vallibel Finance among Sri Lanka’s top 100 most valuable brands

News channel or source: https://www.dailymirror.lk/business-news/Vallibel-Finance-among-Sri-Lankas-top-100-most-valuable-brands/273-349594
Published on: Monday 07 September 2026

Vallibel Finance, Sri Lanka’s leading financial institution among the top five finance companies in Sri Lanka, has been recognised among the top 100 most valuable brands in the Brand Finance Sri Lanka ...

News Sri Lanka » Finance: Climate Finance Must Be Part of Sri Lanka’s Debt Solution

News channel or source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/climate-finance-must-be-part-of-sri-lankas-debt-solution/
Published on: Tuesday 15 August 2023

Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe left, and France’s Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna pose as they arrive at the New Global Financial summit in Paris, France, June 22, 2023. Credit: Ludovic ...

News Sri Lanka » Finance: Sri Lanka’s Finance Minister Says Country’s Available Reserves Near Zero

News channel or source: https://www.wsj.com/articles/sri-lankas-finance-minister-says-countrys-available-reserves-near-zero-11651691227
Published on: Wednesday 04 May 2022

Sri Lanka remains deep in the throes of a balance of payments crisis that has crippled the country’s ability to import necessities and make payments on its over $30 billion in foreign debts, Sri Lanka ...

News Sri Lanka » Finance: Sri Lanka’s ex-finance minister arrested over alleged corruption

News channel or source: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/sri-lankas-ex-finance-minister-arrested-over-alleged-corruption
Published on: Monday 31 August 2026

Ravi Karunanayake allegedly used state funds to pay his private employees. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

News Sri Lanka » Finance: Sri Lanka: Recovery Takes Hold

News channel or source: https://gfmag.com/emerging-frontier-markets/sri-lanka-economic-recovery/
Published on: Tuesday 04 June 2024

To say that Sri Lanka has seen its ups and downs lately is a bit of a perennial. The island nation was forced to seek assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) 16 times between 1965 and ...

News Sri Lanka » Finance: Sri Lanka says it is committed to substantially reduce tariff and non-tariff barriers with US

News channel or source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/sri-lanka-says-committed-substantially-145326227.html
Published on: Friday 04 April 2025

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Sri Lanka is ready to engage with the United States in strengthening trade relations, the island nation said on Friday, committing to substantially reduce tariff and non-tariff ...

News Sri Lanka » Finance: Ceylinco Life promotes rapid growth in Sri Lanka’s insurance market

News channel or source: https://www.worldfinance.com/wealth-management/ceylinco-life-sri-lankas-blossoming-insurance-market
Published on: Monday 01 December 2014

Insurance in Sri Lanka is a relatively young market but industry firms are going from strength to strength and key player Ceylinco Life has led the way with innovation and diversification like no ...

News Sri Lanka » Finance: Cyber attack on Sri Lanka's finance ministry: $2.5 million misappropriated!

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/cyber-attack-on-sri-lanka-s-finance-ministry-2-5-million-misappropriated/ar-AA21wMRl
Published on: Wednesday 22 April 2026

Colombo: The Finance Ministry of Sri Lanka has reported a significant breach in its External Resources Department's computer system, where cybercriminals accessed the system without authorization and ...

News Sri Lanka » Finance: Sri Lanka's prime minister takes on crucial finance ministry portfolio

News channel or source: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/sri-lanka-prime-minister-retains-finance-minister-portfolio-2022-05-25/
Published on: Tuesday 24 May 2022

COLOMBO, May 25 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will hold dual charge as finance minister, the president's office announced on Wednesday, and will lead talks with the ...