LNP - Sri Lanka looks to turn to Indonesia for coconut product imports

2025-01-30   |   Business

To combat the current coconut shortage, Sri Lanka looks at importing coconut products from Indonesia, an official said. The minister of Industry and E...

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LNP - Sri Lanka records highest ever export revenue in 2024

2025-01-27   |   Business

The latest report from the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) revealed that the country achieved a record-breaking total export revenue of US$ 1...

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LNP - Rajapaksa family’s financial deals probed as multiple money laundering cases against Yoshitha

2025-01-27   |   Business

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court today (27) granted bail to Yoshitha Rajapaksa, the second son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was remanded...

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LNP - Customs seizes illegally imported cigarettes worth Rs. 31.5mln

2025-01-26   |   Business

A large consignment of illegally imported cigarettes has been seized by officers of the Sri Lanka Customs Revenue Task Force (RTF) during a special in...

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LNP - Govt. braces for coconut products imports

2025-01-25   |   Business

In order to avert a major coconut crisis in the coming months, Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Sunil Handunneththi and Minister ...

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LNP - Inflation to return to positive from 2Q before aligning with 5% target from 3Q

2025-01-25   |   Business

Sri Lanka could see the end to the current stretch of deflation in the second quarter before reaching the target level of 5.0 percent in the third, su...

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LNP - Attracting private sector investments critical for Sri Lanka’s continued growth: World Bank

2025-01-23   |   Business

Sri Lanka must focus on attracting more private sector investment to maintain its hard-earned macroeconomic stability and continued recovery, accordin...

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LNP - Sri Lanka to import coconut?

2025-01-22   |   Business

The Ceylon Chamber of Coconut Industries has urged the government for permission to import 200 million coconuts with the next few months. President of...

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LNP - CBSL to launch new investment tranche with advanced strategies, prioritizing foreign reserves

2025-01-20   |   Business

With projections indicating historically high levels of inflows from the services trade and workers’ remittances, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBS...

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LNP - Sri Lanka, Sinopec sign agreement for USD 3.7 bln investment in oil refinery

2025-01-16   |   Business

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Power and Energy and China’s Sinopec Corporation have signed an agreement to build an oil refinery in Hambantota with an i...

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LNP - Market value of EPF investments in CSE exceed Rs. 100 billion

2025-01-10   |   Business

The market value of the investments made by the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) in companies listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) is Rs. 109.6...

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LNP - Govt. to tap migrant worker savings with Rs.744.75mn entrepreneurship scheme

2025-01-07   |   Business

Sri Lanka is exploring avenues to channel foreign earnings into local investments to boost its economy, with plans underway to empower the returning m...

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LNP - IRD records highest-ever tax revenue collection in 2024

2025-01-04   |   Business

The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has recorded its highest-ever tax revenue collection in 2024, amounting to Rs. 1,958,088 million. This includes Rs...

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LNP - Customs records revenue exceeding Rs. 1.5 trillion in 2024

2025-01-01   |   Business

By the end of 2024, the Sri Lanka Customs achieved a record-breaking revenue of over Rs. 1.5 trillion, marking the highest annual revenue in its histo...

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LNP - Sri Lanka’s inflation drops further in November 2024

2024-12-24   |   Business

The overall rate of inflation, as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI), has decreased to -1.7% in November 2024 from -0.7% in October ...

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LNP - Hybrid vehicle import tax based on engine capacity will reduce costs, satisfy all

2024-12-20   |   Business

If hybrid vehicle imports are taxed based on their engine capacity, it will satisfy both consumers and the government, while reducing the prices of ex...

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LNP - Cabinet approval to import salt to resolve shortage

2024-12-19   |   Business

The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval for the import of up to 30,000 metric tons of non-iodized salt by the State Trading Corporation to addre...

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LNP - Sri Lanka to allow vehicle imports from February 2025

2024-12-18   |   Business

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has announced that the government has decided to allow the import of vehicles for personal use, with effect from Fe...

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LNP - Expressway exits accept only local currency, inconveniencing tourists and locals: Official

2024-12-18   |   Business

Tourists and the local community face inconvenience when making payments at expressway toll gates, as they currently accept only Sri Lankan currency A...

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LNP - Sri Lanka’s economy grows 5.5% in Q3 2024

2024-12-17   |   Business

The year-on-year GDP growth rate for the third quarter of 2024 has been reported as 5.5 percent of positive growth rate, the Department of Census and ...

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LNP - New online portal launched to verify legally imported vehicles

2024-12-15   |   Business

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has launched an investigation into the nearly 6,000 vehicles across Sri La...

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LNP - Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts to energise Sri Lanka’s hill capital with the launch of Kandy Myst by Cinnamon

2024-12-12   |   Business

Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts, in partnership with Indra Traders, is set to expand its footprint in Sri Lanka’s hill capital, at the start of 2025, ...

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LNP - Sufficient stocks of eggs to meet market demand

2024-12-10   |   Business

The Sri Lanka Association of Animal Production announced today that sufficient stocks of eggs have been released to the market to prevent any shortage...

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LNP - November tourism earnings jump to US$ 273 mn on solid winter season arrivals

2024-12-09   |   Business

Tourism earnings in November 2024 recorded US$ 272.9 million, rising sharply from US$ 205.3 million in the same month a year ago and US$ 185.6 million...

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LNP - Sri Lanka eyes transforming tourism for thriving economy

2024-12-05   |   Business

Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) Chairman Buddhika Hewawasam on Thursday made a compelling case to transform the tourism industry to a ...

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