Sri Lanka’s comeback: Sampath Bank leading the way
Sampath Bank has continually aligned its priorities and innovations to support the wider economy’s growth and needs...
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Tourism booms in Sri Lanka, but who benefits?
The Sri Lankan government hopes to see three million visitors this year, and by 2028, it hopes to have 5 million...
Will Dissanayake pull Sri Lanka out of the abyss?
Sri Lanka's economy is expected to grow 3% in 2024, reversing 2023's contraction, while inflation, which peaked at 70% in September 2022, moderated to 0.5% in August this year...
Crisis-ridden Sri Lanka’s economy shrinks 11.5%
Sri Lanka’s economy is showing tentative signs of improvement, in part due to the implementation of critical policy actions...
Did China’s debt-trap destroy Sri Lankan economy
China gave Sri Lanka a total of $11.7 billion in project infrastructure loans between 2000 and 2020...
Inflation to peak? Sri Lanka’s central bank governor gives his prediction
Sri Lanka started talking with its creditors about reorganising its debt last month, and officials are hopeful that a deal with the IMF could be reached before the end of the year...
Sri Lanka an island in peril
The country defaults on foreign debt; struggles with food, fuel & medicine shortages, hyperinflation, and civil discord....
World Bank to give Sri Lanka $600 million in aid
The country was forced to default on some of its foreign debt commitments recently....
Sri Lanka economic crisis: Air India reduces flights due to poor demand
Currently, Air India is operating 16 flights per week to be reduced to 13 flights post revision....
Building a roadmap for the water industry at the Global Water Summit 2018
The conference comes at a time of widespread change for the sector with new finance sources, PPP opportunities, and US$100bn worth of plans for national infrastructure spend in key water markets...