Proposed World Bank payment guarantee facility in the offing to scale up private investment in renewable energy projects
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Sri Lanka’s external debt stock rose to $37.24 billion by end-September 2025, an increase of $100 million from the previous quarter, according to the latest Quarterly Debt Bulletin issued by the Public Debt Management Office.
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The UNDP has called for urgent concessional financing for Sri Lanka, warning that the country cannot take on additional debt to recover from Cyclone Ditwah,
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Sri Lanka’s external debt stock rose to USD 37.24 billion by end-September 2025, according to the Public Debt Management Office. Although the country remains unable to access global capital markets,
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Sri Lanka’s Inland Revenue Department is under rising pressure to meet its revised 2025 tax revenue target of Rs. 4,725 billion, amid major disruptions caused by the recent cyclone and the slowdown in vehicle imports.
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Sri Lanka’s Inland Revenue Department (IRD) is confronting one of its most difficult enforcement years as officials warn that revenue targets may be increasingly unrealistic in the face of collapsing vehicle imports,
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The European Union (EU) has allocated €1.8 million in emergency assistance to support Sri Lanka’s communities affected by recent devastating floods and landslides.
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More than 143 kilometres of Sri Lanka’s coastline have been polluted following severe flooding triggered by Cyclone Ditwah, the Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) reported yesterday.
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Sri Lanka is projected to miss its 2025 export revenue target by about US$ 1 billion, owing largely to widespread domestic disasters and downturns in global demand.
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Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe has warned that Sri Lanka cannot afford to forget the reform agenda that underpins the country’s stabilisation, even as post-Ditwah reconstruction demands immediate Government attention.
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