COLOMBO, March 10 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's central bank said currency reserves dropped to $2.31 billion by the end of February, even as the country has attempted to attract investments and restrict ...

Sri Lanka doubled its casino entry levy from $50 to $100 and also raised its gaming tax at the start of the new year.

Sri Lanka has implemented higher tax charges on casinos and betting and gaming businesses from 1 January 2026, increasing ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka will exchange currency with China under a 10 billion yuan (about $1.5 billion) agreement aimed at promoting trade and investment between the two countries, the ...

The Sri Lankan rupee has fallen sharply in value by more than 4 percent against the US dollar since the Central Bank, in line with government policy, floated the currency on September 4. By Friday it ...

Colombo, Sept. 19 (Daily Mirror) - On Sept. 19, 2025, S&P Global Ratings raised its long- and short-term foreign currency sovereign credit ratings on Sri Lanka to 'CCC+/C' from 'SD/SD'. We also ...

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa sought an additional currency swap facility and deferment of debt payments from India during an online bilateral summit with Prime ...

The Budget Crunch Is Coming. States Must Adjust Their Spending Accordingly Audio By Carbonatix Sri Lanka, an island nation of 22 million people, is in the grips of an economic meltdown. This ...

Sri Lanka has increased its casino entrance and gross collection levies for 2026, issuing a formal notice to operators and ...

On my first trip back to Sri Lanka since February 2010 I noticed plenty of positive changes. New construction, cleaner streets and a lighter security presence (a bloody civil war ended in May 2009).