ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s rupee opened stronger at 298.60/80 rupees to the US dollar in the spot market Friday, against yesterday’s close of 300.05/15 dealers said, while bond yields continued to fall ...

Colombo, Apr 12 (UNI) Sri Lanka and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have agreed to continue discussions to conclude a staff level agreement later, following the uncertain trajectory of the ...

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 ...

Sri Lanka’s IMF-supported economic reform program, including energy sector reforms, aims to restore macroeconomic stability and debt sustainability, with a focus on aligning energy pricing with costs ...

"So this is something that the IMF needs to go back and review to see how they will deal with this because this is not just what Sri Lanka is facing." Sri Lanka is in talks with the US to ...

Sri Lanka is attempting to sustain economic growth while maintaining macroeconomic stability under the IMF program it began in 2016. The government's high debt payments and bloated civil service ...

Colombo, Sri Lanka: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Evan Papageorgiou visited Colombo from April 3 to 11, 2025. After constructive discussions in Colombo, Mr. Papageorgiou issued the ...

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’s recovery from its worst economic meltdown, which forced a sovereign default and toppled a president, will be undermined if punishing US tariffs resume, the International Monetary ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says that the economic recovery is gaining momentum in Sri Lanka and that yet, the economy still remains vulnerable, making it critical that the reform momentum ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has appointed Evan Papageorgiou as the new mission chief for Sri Lanka, succeeding Peter Breuer, who completed his term after playing a key role in Sri Lanka’s ...