The economic reform programme, implemented by the Sri Lankan authorities is yielding the first signs of recovery with positive real GDP growth in the third quarter...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) was cranking up pressure on the government of Sri Lanka to do its bidding, Executive Director of Verité Research Nishan de...
By Sanath Nanayakkare The International Monetary Fund said in Colombo yesterday that authorities need to publish governance diagnostics periodically in relation to tax collection, tax exemptions...
Prompts authorities to establish Anti-Corruption Commission by Sanath Nanayakkare Urgent preparations for property taxation and the formation of Anti-Corruption Commission are being expected from Sri Lankan...
By Hiran H.Senewiratne The presence of the IMF delegation in Sri Lanka, to review the country’s progress in the debt restructuring exercise, along with the arrival...
Sri Lanka’s inflation rose to 4.0 percent in December, the third consecutive monthly rise as the cash-strapped nation was set to increase taxes from the New...
This being the last issue for 2023, we take the opportunity of wishing all our readers a very Happy New Year. But not even the most...
By Uditha Devapriya In Sri Lanka, political parties are getting ready for presidential elections scheduled for some time next year. Many of them have named their...
by Rathindra Kuruwita The implementation of the IMF recommendations had left the Sri Lankan public resentful, says Premachandra Athukorala, Professor of Economics at the Australian National...
Informed sources said that the IMF was closely following the ongoing investigation into the procurement of fake immunoglobulin. Sources said that the IMF had made known...