The Monetary Board of the Central Bank under the newly-appointed Governor Dr. Nanadalal Weerasinghe yesterday delivered a whopping 700 basis point policy rate hike, though many expected a milder hike in the range of 200 to 300 basis points.

Sri Lanka’s imports grew 23.1 percent from a year ago to 1,959 billion rupees in January 2022 data showed, with a higher volume of exports and tourism revenues giving more income for people to spend. Exports grew 17.5 percent to 1,101...

Sri Lanka’s inflation galloped to 18.8 percent in March 2022 in the capital Colombo up from 15.1 percent in February as the central bank printed money to keep interest rates low and the currency collapsed in a failed float....

Food inflation in Colombo passed the 30 per cent mark for the first time after 13 years and seven months accelerating for the sixth consecutive month to 30.2 per cent last month, as per Census and Statistics Department (CSD) data released ye...