Bilesha Weeraratne, Research Fellow, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka. With the ongoing conflict in the Middle East (ME), Sri Lanka finds itself at a particularly vulnerab ...

The Ambassador of Iran to Sri Lanka today reaffirmed Tehran’s willingness to support Colombo with energy supplies, even as Sri Lanka turns to other markets amid ongoing global tensions and ...

Mr. Kassapa Weerasekara, Ms. Manuri Weerasinghe and Ms. Nilupa Perera The Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) and the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) jointly organized an awareness ...

To assess whether an oil shortage truly causes inflation, it is necessary to first clarify what inflation actually is. What is inflation? In modern usage, inflation is often defined as a general ...

National Development Bank PLC (NDB) commemorated raising LKR. 16 bn with its first ever issuance of BASEL III compliant GSS+ (Green, Social, Sustainable & Sustainability Linked) bonds and the ...

The country’s leading app-based platforms, Uber and PickMe, have urged the government for support to keep Sri Lanka moving in light of the latest fuel constraints. Highlighting the critical role ...

Reinforcing its commitment to advancing measurable production standards across Sri Lanka’s poultry value chain, G P Farms ...

The Second Round of Bilateral Political Consultations between Sri Lanka and Brazil were held on 20 th March, 2026 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism in Colombo, marking ...

As Chairman of the Joint Apparel Association Forum, I believe the task before us is clear: Sri Lanka must move with greater purpose toward the long-discussed ambition of becoming a US$8 billion ...

In a critical response to Sri Lanka’s escalating fuel shortages driven by Middle East tensions and QR rationing, Export Development Board (EDB) Chairman Mangala Wijesinghe has highlighted a priority ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has confirmed that a staff team led by Mission Chief Evan Papageorgiou will visit Colombo from March 26 to April 9, 2026. This mission is designed to facilitate ...

In the modern global economy, oil is more than a commodity; it is a macroeconomic force that shapes inflation, trade balances, fiscal stability, and the pace of global growth. For Sri Lanka, the ...