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Govt. lifts import restrictions on public vehicles
For the first time since March 2020, the Government has relaxed import restrictions on specified vehicles designed for public transport use. Buses, trucks, browsers, m...
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Sri Lanka Railways plans to recruit 8,000 workers
State-run Sri Lanka Railways is planning to recruit 8,000 workers to take the total up to 20,000 which is the permitted cadre, officials said amid plans by President Ranil Wickremesinghe to trim the state sector to reduce the tax burden on the public.
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Daily Mirror
Protecting ‘Crudia Zeylanica’ tree in Central expr...
State Minister for Rural Roads Nimal Lansa said it would additionally cost as much as Rs.8 billion for the construction of the Central Expressway if its original route was altered to protect ‘Crudia Zeylanica’ tree.  
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Insight on Transport and Communication
Sri Lanka Railways: Track Record of Loss...
The Department...
Sri Lanka Transport Board’s (SLTB) is ma...
Annual operating profit of SLTB has decli...
2021 Budget allocation for Road Developm...
The total allocation for Road Dev...
Expenditure on the Transport & Communica...
Has the Government Fulfilled its Policy...
The National Policy Framework: Vistas...
Who are the Owners / Lessees of ports an...
Before 1999, all ports and terminals in the ports used to be 100% owne...
Budget 2021: Transport
The 2021 Budget Debate continues, and today the Sri Lankan Parliament...
Have Governments Fulfilled their Transpo...
Have consecut...
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Is the Pandemic the Sole Cause for the Depletion i...
Sri Lanka’s usable foreign reserves fell from USD 7,642 MN in 2019 to USD 1,579 MN by the end of 2021. When compared with
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CBSL more Optimistic than the IMF
According to the Annual Report of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) published for the financial year 2022, projected real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth was higher than the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) projection.
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Expected GDP Outcomes: Budget 2024
The 2024 budget forecasts a greater contraction in 2023 and higher growth in 2024 compared to IMF projections.
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