Sri Lanka’s imports grew 23.1 percent from a year ago to 1,959 billion rupees in January 2022 data showed, with a higher volume of exports and tourism revenues giving more income for people to spend. Exports grew 17.5 percent to 1,101...

Sri Lanka’s inflation galloped to 18.8 percent in March 2022 in the capital Colombo up from 15.1 percent in February as the central bank printed money to keep interest rates low and the currency collapsed in a failed float....

Food inflation in Colombo passed the 30 per cent mark for the first time after 13 years and seven months accelerating for the sixth consecutive month to 30.2 per cent last month, as per Census and Statistics Department (CSD) data released ye...

Sri Lanka has earned US$ 462 million from tourism in the first three months of this year. If the trend continues, by the end of this year, the tourism industry is expected to generate over US$ 2.5 billion in revenue, Tourism Ministry Secreta...