Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe who met yesterday with representatives from the Chambers of Commerce, the Treasury and Economic Advisers, said a new budget would be presented with proposals for the significant reduction of capital expend...

The Central Bank last week disclosed that it collects every month up to US$ 300 million from exporter dollar conversions and surrender requirements, which helps significantly to provide dollars to finance the essential imports such as fuel,...

Sri Lanka’s new administration headed by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is gearing up to present a new, relief-based budget, around next month, replacing budget 2022 – for the first time in history since independence

Sri Lanka yesterday succumbed to an embarrassing “hard default” as the grace period for the International Sovereign Bonds (ISB) Coupon payment lapsed.