COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka plans to move ahead with the third review of its nearly $3 billion programme of support from the International Monetary Fund, the new government said on Thursday, as the ...

Sri Lanka’s construction industry must move decisively from “survival mode” to “growth mode” and reposition itself as a core driver of the national economy rather than a purely domestic service sector ...

SRI Lanka today is not suffering only from an economic crisis. It is suffering from a system crisis.

COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka's central bank cut the policy rate by 25 basis points in a surprise move on Thursday, aiming to foster stronger economic growth after a lingering financial crisis and ...

Sixteen years ago, Sri Lanka emerged from one of the bloodiest civil conflicts in modern Asia. The military defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) ended a nearly three-decade war that ...

COLOMBO, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday welcomed Sri Lanka's policy shift towards a flexible exchange rate, saying it will help contain the trade deficit and ...

COLOMBO, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's central bank will allow the rupee currency to appreciate or depreciate by a few cents based on market pressure and global currency movements, a top central bank ...

By Amira Cader Sri Lanka must move beyond reactive disaster response and adopt coordinated, risk-informed development ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Dec 4 (UNHCR) - Thousands of stateless Tamils have ended their long struggle for recognition in Sri Lanka and registered to become citizens of a country they have called home for ...