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Fears of the national economy going bust are creeping back in. But will that happen? If the 2022 economic collapse was the result of corruption and if corruption, at least large-scale corruption, is ...
News Sri Lanka » North Western » Economy: Sri Lanka has survived its crisis. Or has it?
Sri Lanka’s economic comeback has won praise from the creditors, multilaterals and investors. Yet, beneath the headline numbers is hidden a more uncomfortable question: Can the island nation create ...
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Clashes among inmates and the subsequent action by security forces have left several dead and more than a hundred injured in the prison, which is about 35 kilometres from the Sri Lankan capital. The ...
News Sri Lanka » North Western » Economy: A new fossil museum in the Aruwakkalu area
Construction work has begun in Puttalam, at an archaeological site rich in valuable plant and animal remains dating back to the Miocene epoch, millions of years ago. A venue dedicated to education and ...
News Sri Lanka » North Western » Economy: Sri Lanka urged to stick to reforms as IMF programme nears end
Sri Lanka needs stronger public finances, more private investment and a faster accumulation of foreign reserves to ensure a lasting economic recovery as it looks beyond its $2.9 billion IMF programme ...
News Sri Lanka » North Western » Economy: India and Sri Lanka’s Deep Sea Mining Deadlock
Regional geopolitical tensions and a legal stalemate are constraining both countries’ cobalt ambitions in the Afanasy Nikitin Seamount.
News Sri Lanka » North Western » Economy: How Low Taxes Drove Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis and Squandered its Education Lead
Susikala was working as a daily wage earner at a flower garden in Hatton, a hilly area in central Sri Lanka, when in April 2022 the government defaulted on its debt. The default sent the economy into ...
News Sri Lanka » North Western » Economy: Awards for Excellence country/territory winners 2026: Sri Lanka
Sampath Bank’s flagship Wewata Jeewayak programme sits at the heart of the bank’s CSR strategy, reaching a new scale in 2025, with LKR63.7 million ($190,000) invested in 11 new tank restoration ...