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Sri Lanka budget aims to transform economy, help repay debt, Dissanayake says
Sri Lanka aims to transform its crisis-hit economy to prepare to resume debt repayments from 2028, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said on Monday as he unveiled a budget that is seen as a key step towards durable,
Sri Lanka to utilize 3-year debt moratorium to regain debt repayment capacity by 2028: president
COLOMBO, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said on Wednesday that the government aims to utilize the three-year debt moratorium granted through debt restructuring effectively and implement proper economic management to regain debt repayment capacity by 2028.
Sri Lanka’s 2025 budget focuses on recovery
Sri Lanka’s economy is projected to grow by 5% in 2025, according to President Anura Dissanayake. He presented the country’s first full-year budget under the national people’s power government. This budget is a crucial step in Sri Lanka's post-crisis recovery,
Sri Lanka's budget likely to lead to slower fiscal consolidation, Moody's says
Sri Lanka's budgeted expenditure for 2025 will likely lead to a wider fiscal deficit and slower-than-expected fiscal consolidation, Moody's Ratings said on Tuesday, a day after the island nation unveiled its budget.
Dissanayake Government Unveils First Budget For Sri Lanka After 2022 Financial Crisis, Economy Ready For 5% Growth In 2025 - Top Points
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, while introducing the first full budget since taking office last year, said the Sri Lankan economy is expected to grow at 5 per cent in 2025. "Budget is a "reflection of the government’s approach to building the economy and overall policy,
Sri Lanka: Dissanayake urges Sri Lanka to move beyond cash-based economy
Colombo, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka's President, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, said on Monday during the presentation of his first budget to Parliament that "it is necessary to gradually move away from a cash-based economy" and develop a digital economy.
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Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russian Federation Shobini Gunasekera assumes duties
Ambassador-designate of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation, Shobini Gunasekera assumed duties at the Embassy of Sri Lanka in ...
Alleged drug kingpin shot dead in Sri Lanka courthouse
A Sri Lankan man accused of being a drug gang kingpin has been shot dead inside a Colombo courthouse by a gunman disguised as ...
Sri Lankan action committees condemn Peradeniya University ban on IYSSE meeting
Action committees of teachers, students and parents, migrant workers, railway workers and free trade zone workers have sent ...
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Standard Chartered Bank backs Daily FT-Colombo Uni. MBAAA post-Budget Forum
Standard Chartered Bank has come forward yet again to back the popular and influential annual post-Budget Forum organised by ...
Six elephants killed after passenger train collides with wild herd in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — At least six elephants were killed when a passenger train hit a herd near a wildlife sanctuary in Sri Lanka, an official said on Thursday.
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Sri Lanka struggles to deliver a new era of post-crisis growth
As Sri Lanka emerges from its worst economic crisis, the new government faces the challenge of balancing recovery with ...