At the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings’ Capacity Development Forum on April 22, 2025, Sri Lanka’s Secretary to the Treasury, Mr. K M Mahinda Siriwardana, delivered a compelling account of the nation’s ...

COLOMBO, April 23 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka is on track to post growth of ... support from a $2.9 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme. Sign up here. But the government is worried ...

Sri Lanka intends to ask for another loan from the IMF of $1 billion after foreign investments in infrastructure failed to materialise in the formerly war-torn island, a top official said Friday. The ...

Asia Pacificcategory· April 11, 2025 IMF says discussions to continue ... spokesperson said on Tuesday. March 7, 2025 Sri Lanka clinches deal with Japan to restructure $2.5 billion in debt ...

The Sri Lanka Development Update (SLDU) has two main aims ... The primary surplus reached 2.2 percent of GDP in 2024, surpassing the IMF EFF’s 2024 target (at Board approval) of 0.8 percent. This was ...

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is scheduled to visit India from April 25 to April 29 to strengthen economic cooperation between the two neighbors. His visit will also set the agenda ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has commended the Sri Lankan government decision to introduce a fuel pricing formula, which it says would benefit the country and the economy. Sri Lanka hiked ...

Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath will represent Sri Lanka at the funeral of Pope Francis in the Vatican City, the Ministry... An underworld hitman who attempted to break into a house in the ...

This played a vital role in helping Sri Lanka obtain an IMF bailout. India’s outreach to the Dissanayake Government has also seen it convert $20.66 million given as lines of credit into grant ...

However, once Bates departed for 31, Sri Lanka chipped in with a couple of more wickets, reducing New Zealand to 74 for 3 in the 11th over. Izzy Sharp and Plimmer revived the innings briefly ...

The Vatican has named 167 people who died in the 2019 Easter bombings in Sri Lanka as "heroes of faith". The country's cardinal, Malcolm Ranjith, made the announcement at an event to commemorate ...