As Sri Lanka’s foreign currency reserves dry up, the country is looking to woo international investors, but will they be tempted?

The Russia–Ukraine war is exacerbating Sri Lanka’s economic woes, while island-wide power cuts and fuel shortages have crippled day-to-day activities.

In the face of the worst debt crisis in decades, the government is taking action and reaching out to international donor agencies for assistance.  

The banking sector is dealing with a devalued currency, inflationary pressures and the spectre of rising non-performing loans.

Sri Lanka is adding higher skilled sectors to its traditional offerings of tourism and tea. 

Banks in Sri Lanka are facing a triple threat that goes beyond the coronavirus pandemic.

The new governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka talks to The Banker about how he will bring his academic experience to the role. 

Indebtedness to China has obliged Sri Lanka to hand over a major port to its financier. Is this an emerging pattern in Asia? Nikkei staff writer Yuji Kuronuma reports. 

Sri Lanka has emerged from decades of national unrest and is now fighting to combat corruption and instil fiscal discipline. Finance minister Ravi Karunanayake outlines the government’s new vision for economic development to Jacopo Dettoni.