After Sri Lanka's leftist government unveiled plans to revive the country's economy during its maiden budget in parliament on February 17, 2025, an old video resurfaced in posts viewed hundreds of ...

He also has plans to abolish Sri Lanka's contentious executive presidency but requires a two-third majority in parliament to implement it. "This election is critical as it is a test for the NPP to ...

COLOMBO: The new parliament of Sri Lanka was convened on Thursday for the first session after the ruling NPP's historic electoral landslide victory a week ago. At the start of the new session of ...

Graph 2 : Composition of Sri Lanka’s external public debt ... reach a primary surplus of 2.3% on the public budget before the end of 2025. The government will have to reduce public expenditures ...

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's central bank held its overnight policy rate steady on Wednesday to underpin a stronger economic recovery as the country gradually pulls ahead from its worst ...

according to the Weekly Economic Indicators report issued by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.During the period from January to September 2024, the overall budget deficit decreased to Rs. 970.0 bn ...

COLOMBO, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka will vote in a snap general election on Thursday, called by new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to secure a majority in parliament to back his policies in ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankans voted in a parliamentary election Thursday that is key for the country’s new, Marxist-leaning president to consolidate his party’s power and follow through ...

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka will vote in a snap general election on Thursday, called by new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to secure a majority in parliament to back his policies in the ...

Due to a significant increase in litigation and legal consultations pertaining to Members of Parliament and the staff of the ...

Sri Lanka's overall budget deficit fell absolutely to 234 billion rupees in the first quarter of 2025, down from 281.3 ...