ECONOMYNEXT – UN Women and Makers Global in Sri Lanka are conducting capacity building programmes to mentor and support young women to enter high-growth industries in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The MakHer programme is part of a project…
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka North East monsoon has started lashing the island’s East, North Central and Eastern slopes of the central hills with torrential rains over the weekend, filling more than 50 tanks which are spilling ad inundating towns downstream.…
ECONOMYNEXT – A Sri Lanka India joint venture solar power plant in Sampur, Trincomalee will sell power to the national grid at 5.97 US cents a unit, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said. Initial negotiations for the plant were around 7.00…
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sri Lanka have come together to support the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery and Corruption (CIABOC) on select Anti-Corruption Initiatives in Sri Lanka. To symbolically mark…
ECONOMYNEXT – A joint statement issued after a meeting between President Anura Dissanayake and Chinese President Xi Jinping has detailed issues including maritime co-operation, Belt and Road relationship and Taiwan. The full statement is reproduced below: Joint Statement between the…
The People’s Republic of China and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka have issued a joint statement reaffirming their mutual support on core issues and major concerns. The statement underscores the strengthening of bilateral relations and highlights several key…
ECONOMYNEXT – Vietnam’s Ambassador to Sri Lanka Trinh Thi Tam had visited Sri Lanka’s Hayleys group in a bid to boost economic co-operation between the two countries. During a meeting with Hayleys officials led by Chairman Mohan Pandithage, had provided…
President Anura Kumara Disanayaka will undertake a State Visit to the People’s Republic of China from 14-17 January 2025 at the invitation of President Xi Jinping. During the visit, President Disanayaka will hold bilateral discussions with President Xi Jinping on…
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will continue its financial and technical assistance to Sri Lanka without interruption, stated HARA Shohei, Senior Vice President of JICA. This assurance was revealed during a meeting held today (07) at the Presidential Secretariat…
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka can build reserves and repay debt even if vehicle imports go up to 1.5 billion US dollars a year, Central Bank Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe has said. In 2024 the central bank has projected that relaxing commercial…
