Tag: Sri Lanka economy

Sri Lanka recorded a Rs. 35.4 billion budget surplus during the first eight months of 2026 as Government revenue passed ...

Sri Lanka has reached an agreement with IMF staff on the seventh review of its economic programme. If the Executive ...

Lakbima News Investigation Twenty empty Iran-flagged tankers are waiting off Sri Lanka. They are not carrying fuel for the island. ...

Sri Lanka reached a record 2.36 million tourist arrivals in 2025. Thailand received nearly 33 million. The gap is enormous, ...

LAKBIMA NEWS | WORLD / SRI LANKA The immediate oil shock has eased slightly, but the supply system has not ...

Lakbima News Investigation Sri Lanka Got Its Tourists Back. The Spending Story Is More Complicated. Tourist arrivals have recovered to ...

LAKBIMA NEWS | INVESTIGATION A businessman is in remand custody after investigators alleged that more than US$80 million was sent ...

GLOBAL ENERGY | LAKBIMA NEWS ANALYSIS A Saudi oil pipeline built to provide an escape route around the Strait of ...

INVESTIGATION | ECONOMY | ENERGY Brent crude has climbed to around US$110 a barrel as the Middle East war disrupts ...

Government revenue has surged by more than 27% in the first half of 2026, while the budget has swung from ...