Srilanka economy

People shop at the grocery store at Slave Island, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 18, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar/File Photo
Economy

Explainer: Sri Lanka has negative inflation, but the govt wants to increase it. Here’s why

Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe attends the the country's 75th Independence Day celebrations in Colombo, Sri Lanka 4 February, 2023. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
South Asia

Sri Lanka trying to reduce overall debt by $17 billion, president says

Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa presents his national statement as a part of the World Leaders' Summit at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain November 1, 2021. Andy Buchanan/Pool via REUTERS
Sri Lanka Crisis

Sri Lanka party Leaders decide to inform President Rajapaksa to resign

Sri Lanka: Protesters storm President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's residence
Sri Lanka Crisis

Sri Lanka: Protesters storm President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's residence

Mahinda Rajapaksa (left) and his brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa wave to supporters during a party convention held to announce the presidential candidacy in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Aug 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File)
World+Biz

Sri Lanka opposition seeks no-confidence vote on Rajapaksas

India open to additional $2B aid for Sri Lanka with eye on China
South Asia

India open to additional $2B aid for Sri Lanka with eye on China

Why Sri Lankan doctors fearing more deaths than Covid
Videos

Why Sri Lankan doctors fearing more deaths than Covid

Vehicle owners wait in line to fill their tanks during a power outage at a Ceylon Petroleum Corporation fuel station in Nugegoda, Colombo, Sri Lanka February 24, 2022. REUTERS.
South Asia

In Sri Lanka, as economic crisis worsens, two men die waiting in queue for fuel

People walk past the main entrance of the Sri Lanka's Central Bank in Colombo, Sri Lanka March 24, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte/File Photo
Global Economy

Sri Lanka tightens trade rules to boost currency reserves

Sri Lanka on the edge as debt burden mounts
Global Economy

Sri Lanka on the edge as debt burden mounts