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Sri Lanka’s Total Fertility Rate (TFR) is 1.3, according to the latest census. This is lower than that of non-Hispanic whites in the United States. This is a drastic drop since 2016, when the ...
News Sri Lanka » Western » Economy: Sri Lanka Must Devolve to Evolve: A 2030 Economic Reality Check
Photo by Don Nishantha Sri Lanka stands at a fragile yet defining moment in its economic journey. Emerging from one of the most severe financial crises in its post-independence history, the country ...
News Sri Lanka » Western » Economy: Sri Lanka's presidential election a test for current leader, 2 years after its economy hit bottom
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Two years ago, food cart worker Fathima Shiyama had to wait in line, sometimes for days, to get cooking gas, fuel and other essentials. It was a test of patience for her and ...
News Sri Lanka » Western » Economy: Sri Lanka's Economy Grew 5% in 2024 in Strong Rebound From Financial Crisis
(Reuters) -Sri Lanka's economy grew 5% last year, official data showed on Tuesday, beating forecasts, and marking a strong rebound from the country's worst financial crisis in decades, The economy ...
News Sri Lanka » Western » Economy: As Sri Lanka’s economy pivots from tourism, it’s well placed to benefit from global trade and geopolitical jostling – new research
With its natural beauty, wildlife and culture, Sri Lanka is known as the “pearl of the Indian Ocean”, and attracts millions of tourists every year. But my research suggests that the country might not ...
News Sri Lanka » Western » Economy: The turmoil in the Middle East = Sri Lanka in economic trouble
The new reality is that the war has de facto created a gas and oil hegemon who now controls 20% of Gas and oil as we read this, with significant impact on the fertilizer industry as well. The reality ...
News Sri Lanka » Western » Economy: How Sri Lanka is Rewriting its Economic Narrative
Two weeks after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed its third review of Sri Lanka’s Extended Fund Facility, unlocking millions in critical funding, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s ...
News Sri Lanka » Western » Economy: Drought dents Sri Lanka's economic hopes, farmers' livelihood
ANAMADUWA, Sri Lanka, Aug 29 (Reuters) - H.J.M Seneviratne, 63, slices through yellowed paddy stems dried out by a drought that has destroyed over 95% of his crop and is threatening crisis-hit Sri ...
News Sri Lanka » Western » Economy: IMF defends Sri Lanka loan amid human rights worries
(Adds details from central bank news conference, government comments on human rights, background, byline) By Lesley Wroughton and Shihar Aneez WASHINGTON/COLOMBO, July 27 (Reuters) - The International ...
News Sri Lanka » Western » Economy: The Military, Economic & Political Blockading of Sri Lanka & Cuba
Cuba remains our lodestar, our torch in the darkness … ...