Sri Lanka’s rupee was quoted at 311.50/312.00 to the US dollar in the spot market Monday, significantly weaker than Friday's ...

Sri Lanka has hiked diesel and petrol prices with effect from March 9, the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation said, days after the government assured that there were stocks and as the US-Israeli attacks on ...

Global oil prices surged around 25% to their highest since mid-2022 with Brent crude on track ‌for a record one-day gain, as an escalating Iran war hit world energy supplies, Foreign Media reported.

The US-Israeli attacks on Iran and its subsequent retaliation could raise additional challenges for some emerging market sovereigns, like Sri Lanka, through such channels as energy imports, ...

Sri Lanka is in a 'better position' to weather global oil price shocks, compared to the 2022 crisis, backed by a 7 billion dollar foreign reserve buffer, its central bank governor has said before ...

SriLankan Airlines said it was resuming daily services to Riyadh on Monday night and Dubai on Tuesday, while continuing to monitor the situation in West Asia.

Following the implementation of the Sri Lanka Electricity Act No. 36 of 2024 as of March 9 the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has ceased its operations and six companies have taken over the functions ...

Sri Lanka’s Colombo Stock Exchange dropped 797.77 points to close below the 22,000 mark on Monday as global oil prices surged more than 20 percent due to a critical supply shock amidst the conflict in ...

Sri Lanka’s official remittances rose 33 percent to US$729 million in February 2026 with the rising trend continued from 2024 ...

ECONOMYNEXT – Revenue collected by Sri Lanka Customs in February 2025 has exceeded the target by 28 percent or 46.4 billion ...

Sri Lanka’s Colombo Stock Exchange closed down on Friday, with investors making quick profits after an upturn in the market ...

Brent crude futures gained 0.04 dollars, or 0.05 percent, to 85.45 dollars a barrel by 06.35 GMT, and US West Texas ...