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Sri Lanka Has The Highest Inflation Amongst South Asia Peers
Sri Lanka, amidst facing one of its worst economic crisis, is currently experiencing rapidly rising inflation. The inflation increased to 15.1% year-on-year in February 2022, a 13-year high. When compared against other...
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Daily Mirror
Rupee expected to dip to Rs.310-320 range later th...
The Sri Lankan rupee is likely to depreciate in the range of Rs.310-320 against the US dollar in the latter part of the year, First Capital Research (FCR) said. 
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Daily Ft
IMF waiting for Sri Lanka to do the needful - Staf...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is waiting for Sri Lanka to comply with all the applicable IMF policies before further steps can be taken. In an emailed response to Daily Mirror, Peter Breuer, Senior Mission Chief for Sri Lanka and Mas...
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Daily Mirror
Japan to provide US $ 3mn grant through ADB to ens...
Japan has agreed to provide a US $ 3 million grant through the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to implement the Food Security and Livelihood Restoration Emergency Assistance project in Sri Lanka.
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Insight on Financing
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Large infrastructure projects of the gove...
WHT and PAYE had the largest growth in Q...
The Fiscal Management Report 2024, recent...
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Since 1983, Sri Lanka has faced the conti...
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Total government expenditure for the year...
Reallocation of Funds Can Help Finance a...
The infographic depicts the cost of an el...
Sri Lanka Experiences Its Highest Rate O...
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Sri Lanka’s Fitch Credit Rating has been...
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Infrastructure Watch Dashboard: Research...
Sri Lanka Has The Highest Inflation Amon...
Sri Lanka, amidst...
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Total and primary deficits run in opposite directi...
The governments primary deficit improved in the first half of 2023 compared to the corresponding period in 2022, while the budget deficit worsened increasing from LKR -903 Bn to LKR -1,243 Bn which implies a significant 93 percent increase a...
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Fiscal Targets: Budget 2024
Projections in the budget expect revenue to be 13.1% of GDP in 2024.
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Revenue Foregone by Government Due to Tax Concessi...
For the fiscal year 2022/23 (April to March), tax concessions resulted in a total of LKR 978 billion in foregone revenue, the government reported on 31 March. The...
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