Sri Lanka News News Sri Lanka » Finance: Sitharaman turned IMF tide: Former Sri Lanka minister reveals India's help during crisis
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
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
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: 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 » Finance: Sri Lanka says it is committed to substantially reduce tariff and non-tariff barriers with US
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 is breathing life into Sri Lanka’s life insurance space
Sri Lanka is seeing a period of accelerated growth, but price hikes and inflation have squeezed the income of its inhabitants so less people are buying life insurance policies. It is crucial, ...
News Sri Lanka » Finance: Sri Lanka’s Finance Minister Says Country’s Available Reserves Near Zero
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
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 leader reappoints Amarasuriya as PM, retains finance and defence
Sri Lanka’s Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has reappointed educationist Harini Amarasuriya as the country’s prime minister after sweeping the snap parliamentary elections last week ...
News Sri Lanka » Finance: $2.5 million lost in Sri Lanka Finance Ministry’s payment system due to hacking: Here’s what happened
Secretary to the Ministry of Finance Harshana Suriyapperuma's statement came a day after the opposition claimed that USD 2.5 million of treasury funds had landed in a hacker’s account and not in the ...
News Sri Lanka » Finance: Sri Lanka's prime minister takes on crucial finance ministry portfolio
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 ...