ECONOMYNEXT – Import tax reductions for the people of Sri Lanka under a free trade agreement with Singapore has been halted, suspending the implementation of the deal, according to transcript of parliamentary proceedings. Sri Lanka has agreed to reduce the Port and Airport Levy, imposed on import...
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Sri Lanka's Central Bank has forecast an overall GDP growth of 3 to 3.5 percent for 2019. The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have also predicted an optimistic growth rate of 3.5 percent.
Gross Domestic Product of Sri Lanka fell -2.3% in 2023 compared to last year. This rate is 50 -tenths of one percent higher than the figure of -7.3% published in 2022,}.
COLOMBO, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) on Thursday announced that it would be raising interest rates following the first Monetary Policy Review of the year in order to strengthen macroeconomic stability. The CBSL said in a statement that the Standing Deposit Facilit...
Sep 19, 2019 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate for the second quarter of 2019 has been estimated as 1.6 percent, a new report said. The GDP for the second quarter of 2019 at current price and constant (2010) price have reached up to 3,620,736 million ru...
Sri LankaClick flag to enlargePROFILE Area: 65,610 sq. km (25,332 sq. mi.) Population: 22.235 million (2016 est.) Population growth rate: 0.8% (2016 est.) Life expectancy: 76.8 years (2016) Languages: Sinhala (official and national language) 74%, Tamil (official and national language)...
An increased demand for vegan cosmetics and skin care saw new launches globally increase 175% from 2013 to 2018, with the annual market growth rate predicted at6.3% to 2025. Products that avoid animal ingredients entirely, including beeswax and honey, are most popular among younger shoppers who ...
Air Vice Marshal Sagara Kotakadeniya (Retd), Director General of Civil Aviation & CEO of the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL), Chairman of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) Keith D. Bernard, and Director General of the Merchant Shipping Secretariat Gen. Ajith Wijesinghe, amon...
According to the annual report, Sri Lanka's GDP grew 2.3 percent to 84 billion U.S. dollars at current market prices in 2019. The industrial sector saw the highest growth rate at 2.7 percent, while services grew 2.3 percent and agriculture stagnated at 0.6 percent. ...