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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.
Sri Lanka's New President Presents First Budget With Focus on Crisis Recovery
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will outline the government's revenue and policy goals in his first full-year budget on Monday, seeking to extend the country's recovery from a financial crisis and signal its alignment with a $2.9 billion IMF bailout program.
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.
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.
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,

Dissanayake Government Unveils 1st Budget For Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka struggles to deliver a new era of post-crisis growth
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Government borrowing and debt sustainability: Lessons from Sri Lanka’s crisis and path to recovery
Debt accumulation by governments often sparks heated debates, with some considering it a crisis and others a necessity. ..
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Sri Lanka Budget seeks to balance poll pledges with IMF demands – Report
Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will need to walk a tightrope in his budget Monday, seeking to reduce the ...
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Socialism with Sri Lankan characteristics
Sri Lanka's new left-wing JVP government seems to have shedded its Marxist roots and embraced pragmatic pro-business policies ...
Wandering monkey blamed for nationwide power outage in Sri Lanka
Officials in Sri Lanka said a monkey in the wrong place at the wrong time was to blame for a power blackout that affected the ...
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Two-day workshop to train trainers for “Clean Sri Lanka” program
A two-day workshop to train 150 selected members of the Tri Forces and the Sri Lanka Police as trainers to properly implement ...
Fighting monkeys cause nationwide blackout in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has grappled with a struggling energy grid for years, and monkeys are making it worse. On Sunday at around 11:00 ...
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Sri Lankan Parliament Paves Way for Long-Delayed Local Elections
Sri Lanka's Parliament unanimously approved a legal amendment to facilitate local council elections, stalled due to financial constraints during the nation's economic crisis. The Supreme Court had ...