
In its latest update, the World Bank has raised its projection for India’s economic growth in 2024 to 7.5%, up by 1.2% from its previous estimate....
The National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) says the government’s estimated savings from regulating the prices of 13 major high-priced medicines amount to Rs. 5.7 billion. NMRA...
The Governor of the Central Bank Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe said Sri Lanka’s sovereign rating upgrade by Fitch Ratings from ‘CCC+’ to ‘B-’ with a Stable Outlook...
Sri Lanka has been ranked among the top 10 countries in the world for the fastest improvement in the Travel and Tourism Development Index between 2024...
The University of Peradeniya has retained its position as the No. 1 university in Sri Lanka in the 2026 UI GreenMetric World University Rankings. The rankings,...
A new article published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has placed Sri Lanka’s youth employment challenge firmly in the global spotlight, warning that the country’s...
Sri Lanka’s export sector has surpassed the US$ 12 Bn mark during the first eight months of 2026, with total exports reaching US$ 12.01 Bn, an...
Fitch Ratings has upgraded Sri Lanka’s Long-Term Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) to ‘B-’ from ‘CCC+’ and assigned the country a Stable Outlook. According to Fitch, the...
Sri Lankan online ticketing platform TicketsMinistry has launched operations in the United Arab Emirates, becoming the first Sri Lankan-built ticketing platform to enter the Gulf market....
Sri Lanka has been assigned a 7.5% weighting in J.P. Morgan’s new frontier-market local-currency government bond index, placing the country among the largest components of the...
Sri Lanka has received USD 748.6 million in workers’ remittances in August 2026, according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL). According to a Central...

