ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s National People’s Power is keen to implement the corruption requirements of an International Monetary Fund program, and will negotiate on ways achieve targets, the head of its economic council, Anil Jayantha said. The NPP wanted an…
ECONOMYNEXT – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is partnering with the Ministry of Crab restaurant in a mangrove restoration program in Mannar, home to Sri Lanka’s iconic mud crabs. The 18-month project, part of the Global Environment Facility funded…
ECONOMYNEXT – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is partnering with the Ministry of Crab restaurant in a mangrove restoration program in Mannar, home to Sri Lanka’s iconic mud crabs. The 18-month project, part of the Global Environment Facility funded…
ECONOMYNEXT — There is substantially more support for the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s United National Party (UNP) than there is for either party’s presidential candidate, the Institute for Health Policy (IHP)’s monthly poll has…
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankas basic food prices are sharply down after multiple value added tax hikes over the past two years, but politicians, who stay mum on import duties, continue to claim that they will reduce VAT to bring down…
ECONOMYNEXT — Sri Lanka leftist presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake has said his National People’s Power (NPP) is the only party to not platform MPs accused of crime or corruption, accusing the main opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) of opening…
ECONOMYNEXT – Three international banking corporations are in discussion to set up offshore operations in Sri Lanka’s Colombo Port City, its operating company said. Sri Lanka’s parliament on September 04, approved offshore banking rules gazette in July, CHEC Port City…
ECONOMYNEXT – Fitch Ratings said it had affirmed its national long-term rating at ‘BB(lka) on Sri Lanka-based UB Finance PLC (UBF), but revised the outlook to negative from stable, due to a weak financial profile. “Fitch views UBF’s risk appetite…
ECONOMYNEXT — Sri Lanka presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake will dissolve parliament immediately upon his election and temporarily send all “crooks” home until the public makes it permanent at a general election in one and a half months, the leftist…
ECONOMYNEXT – In parallel with its economic recovery, the Government continues to take steps to heal past wounds and address residual issues affecting civilians from all communities arising from decades of conflict, Sri Lanka told the 57th Session of the…
