Sri Lanka recorded a year-on-year increase in tourist arrivals in November–December 2025, but foreign exchange earnings remained largely flat, according to provisional SLTDA and Central Bank estimates.
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India has completed a major humanitarian mission to Sri Lanka following Cyclone Ditwah, deploying the largest foreign field hospital ever sent to the island under Operation Sagar Bandhu.
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Sri Lanka has received only 0.17% of the estimated USD 6.5 billion required to rebuild damage caused by Cyclone Dithwa, highlighting serious shortcomings in international engagement by the current government.
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The World Bank Group Bank has announced up to US$ 120 million in emergency support for Sri Lanka to assist ongoing recovery and restoration activities.
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Sri Lanka’s economy expanded by 5.4 percent in the third quarter of 2025, according to the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS).
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As emergency relief winds down, the economic reckoning from the recent cyclone is only beginning. While floodwaters have receded,
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Sri Lanka’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) once again find themselves paying the highest price for a natural disaster,
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Sri Lanka’s post-cyclone compensation bill is expected to exceed Rs. 100 billion, according to estimates attributed to a senior Treasury official, raising concerns over fiscal sustainability.
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US ambassadorial nominee Eric Meyer has told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that Washington’s engagement with Sri Lanka will focus on maritime security,
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Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Dollar Bond Fund has recorded a 12.3 percent U.S. dollar return year-to-date,
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