COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s prime minister says the island nation’s debt-laden economy has “collapsed” as it runs out of money to pay for food and fuel. Short of cash to pay for imports of such ...

Sri Lanka's economy grew 5.4% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2025, official data showed on Monday, signaling a sustained recovery from the decade's worst financial crisis in 2022.

Sri Lanka expects its economy to expand by more than 5% next year, matching this year’s pace and significantly outstripping ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s prime minister said late last month that the island nation’s debt-laden economy had “collapsed” as it runs out of money to pay for food and fuel. Short of cash to ...

Cabinet Spokesman and Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa yesterday said Sri Lanka has not yet fully assessed the overall economic ...

From The New York Times, I’m Sabrina Tavernise. This is “The Daily.” In recent days, an uprising in Sri Lanka has reached a critical point, with its president fleeing the country and thousands of ...

Over the past two decades, Sri Lanka’s economic trajectory has been significantly shaped by assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Through a series of programs, the IMF has sought to ...

Group of 120 experts including Joseph Stiglitz urge fresh debt restructuring plan given scale of destruction ...

Workers and the poor must oppose the government’s plans to impose the huge costs of cyclone recovery on the masses. They are ...

(Reuters) -Sri Lanka's economy grew 5% last year, official data showed on Tuesday, beating forecasts, and marking a strong rebound from the country's worst financial crisis in decades, The economy ...

Sri Lanka is experiencing its worst economic crisis on record. Grocery-store shelves are empty, medicine is running out, and people are waiting hours to get gas. Even so, tourists keep coming — and ...

Sri Lanka is in the midst of a financial and energy crisis, with high inflation and fuel shortages caused by poor economic management and the Covid-19 pandemic. To manage these issues, the government ...