Family members inform that veteran singer Amita Wedisinghe passed away this morning (20).

Sri lankan contest,  mrs Ishadi Amanda has won the first runner-up position in the Mrs World competition.

Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs of Sri Lanka, Prof. Hiniduma Sunil Senevi together with the Deputy Minister of National Integration of Sri Lanka, Muneer Mulaffar recently visited the holy city of Madinah as a part of their recent visit to Saudi Arabia to sign the Hajj Agreement.

The Special meeting was held at the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) to discuss enhancing bilateral trade relations between Switzerland and Sri Lanka recently.

Sri Lanka has received the fourth tranche of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan, said Minister of Labor and Deputy Minister of Economic Development Anil Jayantha Fernando.

Budget Calendar - 2025

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka and the People’s Bank of China, in December 2024, successfully renewed the Bilateral Currency Swap Agreement signed in 2021, for a period of another three (03) years, under the terms and conditions stipulated in the original agreement. The CNY 10 billion (approximately USD 1.4 billion) currency swap facility reflects the financial cooperation between China and Sri Lanka.

The book Economic Policy Lessons for New Sri Lanka, written by Dr. H. N. Thenuwara, was presented to the Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Professor Anil Jayantha Fernando, and the Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma, at the Ministry of Finance recently (14).

Port City Colombo celebrated the groundbreaking of the Marina Development at Port City Colombo with a special ceremony held on 10^th January 2025.

To ensure efficient facilitation of services required by the exporters and importers of raw material for local industries, the Government has recognized the importance of the Single Window facilitation.