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...
Sri Lanka’s economy grew by 4.2 percent in the second quarter of 2026, with strong performances in industrial activities helping offset a contraction in agriculture and...
Sri Lanka has officially launched the first project under a programme aimed at adding 300 megawatts (MW) of solar power to the national electricity grid. The...
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya outlined in Parliament the significant increase in government revenue recorded during the first six months of 2026, highlighting strong growth in...
Sri Lanka imported 316,000 vehicles during the first six months of 2026, generating Rs. 512.547 billion in tax revenue, according to officials from Sri Lanka Customs....
Sri Lanka has begun rehabilitating 296 minor irrigation tanks under a World Bank-funded programme aimed at strengthening irrigation infrastructure and improving climate resilience. More than Rs....
Sri Lanka’s merchandise exports to India increased by 7.22% year-on-year during the first seven months of 2026, reaching US$669.36 million, according to data from the Export...
Sri Lanka’s total public debt stood at US$97.952 billion (Rs. 32.977 trillion) as of June 30, according to the latest report issued by the Public Debt...
A sum of 80 billion rupees has been allocated for the project to introduce electric trains in Sri Lanka next year. According to Railway General Manager...

