ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 299.10/30 to the US dollar in the spot market Friday, weaker against Thursday’s ...

Road accident fatalities are now the second leading cause of death in Sri Lanka, UN Resident Coordinator Marc-André Franche has said, calling for urgent need for decisive action.

The United States will send letters within the next two to three weeks to trading partners setting out a tariff decision as it was not possible to meet all the countries, President Donald Trump said.

Sri Lanka has growth potential in organic agriculture, and awareness is needed to harness that effectively, the country's ...

ECONOMYNEXT – The use of tele-banking services in Sri Lanka has halved over the past year, official data show. Tele-banking ...

Sri Lanka's Supreme Court is now accepting payments online through the GovPay system eliminating the need to line up in ...

Sri Lanka needs to be vigilant and follow the US CBP guidance to avoid higher tariffs due to rules of origin, the Institute ...

ECONOMYNEXT – Inflation in the United States was 2.3 percent in the 12-months to April 2025, with the index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rising 2 percent during the month, the Bureau of Labour ...

ECONOMYNEXT – Departures for foreign employment during the first four months of 2025 was estimated at 89,132, which is down from 9.1 percent from last year, central bank data showed. In 2024, official ...

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s loans to private businesses surged to 173 billion rupees in March, up from 105.5 billion rupees in February, while government credit also expanded, official data show. In Sri ...

ECONOMYNEXT – New active credit cards in Sri Lanka increased by 11,881 in March this year, the central bank data showed, amid the country’s economic recovery and falling interest rates. The number of ...

ECONOMYNEXT – The United States and China have agreed to suspend the 125 percent ‘reciprocal’ tariffs imposed on each other for 90 days, but two taxes remain, according to a joint statement released ...