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Sri Lanka's budget likely to lead to slower fiscal consolidation, Moody's says

Sri Lanka's budgeted expenditure for 2025 will likely lead to a wider fiscal deficit and slower-than-expected fiscal consolidation, Moody's Ratings said on Tuesday, a day after the island nation unveiled its budget.

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Sri Lanka budget banks on car taxes to boost coffers

Sri Lanka is banking on vehicle import taxes to boost revenue and revive the island nation's battered economy, leftist President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's maiden budget showed on Monday.

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Sri Lanka scraps pandemic-era ban on vehicle imports to reap tax rewards

Vehicle imports were banned in 2020 to save foreign exchange reserves, but the move deprived authorities of a lucrative revenue stream.

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Why is Sri Lanka's budget key to recovery from a severe financial crisis?

Sri Lanka's new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will present his first budget on Monday to outline how the island nation plans to strengthen its recovery from a financial crisis.

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Sri Lanka’s 2025 budget focuses on recovery

Sri Lanka’s economy is projected to grow by 5% in 2025, according to President Anura Dissanayake. He presented the country’s first full-year budget under the national people’s power government. This budget is a crucial step in Sri Lanka's post-crisis recovery,

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An Eater’s Guide to Sri Lanka

The late Geoffrey Bawa, Sri Lanka’s most celebrated architect, spent about 50 years at his country estate, Lunuganga, on the ...

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Sri Lanka expects economy to grow at 5%, repay all debt, Dissanayake says

Sri Lanka will focus on transforming its crisis-hit economy and prepare to resume debt repayments from 2028, President Anura ...

Monkey blamed for nationwide blackout as Sri Lanka scrambles to restore power

Sri Lanka extended power cuts for a third day on Thursday as it scrambled to restore its national grid to full capacity after ...

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Innovation Island Summit 2025, Colombo, Sri Lanka

The Observer Research Foundation (ORF), in collaboration with the High Commission of India, Colombo, Sri Lanka and the Capital Maharaja Group (CMG), is delighted to co-host the inaugural edition of ...

Sri Lanka scrambles to restore power after monkey causes islandwide outage

Sri Lanka extended power cuts for a third day on Thursday as it scrambled to restore its national grid to full capacity after ...

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Sri Lanka Budget: No Regret Over Adani's Green Energy Exit

Sri Lanka's President defends the government's decision to let Adani Group quit green energy projects, citing a more ...

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Sri Lanka identified as the largest recipient of ADB infrastructure support

Sri Lanka, a founding member of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), has received cumulative loans and technical assistance totaling US$12.6 billion between 1966 and 2024, And the Bank identifies ...

Sri Lanka’s 77th Independence Day celebrated at City Hall

At a commemorative at City Hall to mark Sri Lanka's 77th Independence Day, are from the left, Mark Murphy; City Councilwoman ...

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