Women’s rights groups in Sri Lanka have vehemently opposed the current debt restructuring proposals that unfairly place the responsibility of repayment on the nation’s working class,...
By Uditha Devapriya The problem with the government is that it parades itself as the only option the country has. The problem with the Opposition is...
Women’s rights groups in Sri Lanka yesterday (11) rejected the current debt restructuring solutions that place the burden of repayment on Sri Lanka’s working classes, particularly...
In a front-page article of The Island of 14 July 2023, Dr. Howard Nicholas has given Sri Lanka some good economic advice to help overcome its problems....
Japan has asked Sri Lanka to secure a debt restructure deal with China before any discussion on reviving the Light Rail Transit (LRT) project scrapped by...
By Rathindra Kuruwita It is unlikely that the rupee will significantly depreciate following the recommencement of bilateral and commercial debt servicing, says Director of the Central...
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had telephoned President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday and discussed matters relating to the current economic situation in both countries, the Pakistan High Commission in...
By Hiran H.Senewiratne Sri Lanka had lost more than US$ 15 billion in revenue from the tourism industry and foreign remittances from 2018 to 2022, Almas...
By Shyam Nuwan Ganewatta The IMF in 2020 told nations around the world that they should maintain a budget deficit to tackle the effects of COVID-19,...
By NESHELLA PERERA ECONOMYNEXT –Sri Lankan citizens aged more than 18 years will have to open tax files because they chose the country’s leaders by voting, which...