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World Bank reports Sri Lanka's economy reached pre-crisis levels with strong GDP growth, but warns recovery is uneven and poverty remains high.
News Sri Lanka » Western » Economy: Sri Lanka’s renewable energy strategy revisited: From exporting electricity to powering an AI-driven economy – II
Why affordable energy, domestic entrepreneurship, fair taxation and retaining skilled professionals must become the foundations of Sri Lanka’s economic transformation By Dilum Alagiyawanna ...
News Sri Lanka » Western » Economy: EDB and Western Province join hands to strengthen exports, investments and promote Sri Lanka Expo 2027
Sri Lanka, Oct. 6 -- The officials of the Export Development Board (EDB) have taken measures to promote the upcoming Sri Lanka Expo scheduled to be held from 14 th to 17 January 2027.Book Beach Resort ...
News Sri Lanka » Western » Economy: Sri Lanka’s Economy Regains Lost Ground as Families Wait for Recovery to Reach Them
The economy has expanded for twelve consecutive quarters, recording real GDP growth of 4.7% in the first half of 2026 and returning output to its 2018 level.
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: 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: Sri Lanka strengthens trade and investment engagement with Western Sweden
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Stockholm successfully concluded the ‘Sri Lanka Business Forum 2026’ in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 8 October 2026. The Forum was graced by the Lord Mayor and Chairman of the ...
News Sri Lanka » Western » Economy: Government of Sri Lanka and European Union sign Euro 8 Million Financing Agreement to Support Sustainable Economic Recovery through Biodiversity Conservation and Waste Management
The Government of Sri Lanka signed a EUR 8 Million Financing Agreement with the European Union (EU) on 23.09.2025 to launch a new initiative aimed at fostering sustainable economic recovery through ...
News Sri Lanka » Western » Economy: Sri Lanka-Vietnam Business Council formed to drive trade
Sri Lanka's private sector trade body has set up a Sri Lanka-Viet Nam Business Council (SLVBC), to expand trade, attract investment and build commercial partnerships between businesses of the two ...
News Sri Lanka » Western » Economy: Sri Lanka’s Fertility Fall May Outlast Its Economic Recovery
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 braces for new economic crisis as war on Iran continues
Kandy, Sri Lanka – On a sunny March day in the hill city of Kandy in central Sri Lanka, Keerthi Rathna waited in a serpentine queue to buy his share of petrol for his three-wheeler tuk-tuk. The ...