Sri Lanka News Papers – News Headlines from Colombo

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) extended its losses as uncertainty over global tariff negotiations continued to weigh on investor sentiment. The latest U.S. tariff impositions have triggered widespread economic turbulence, further dampening the Sri Lankan market.

One of the three main revenue-generating arms of the country and the competent authority regulating the liquor industry, the Excise Department of Sri Lanka has earned a record revenue of Rs.61 billion during the first quarter of this year.

The best and only solution to the new tax rate imposed by the US is to either completely remove the taxes we have placed on them or reduce our tax rate to 6%, said Sarath Kalugamage, Executive Officer of the Ratata Hetak Organisation

China on Friday announced a slew of additional tariffs and restrictions against U.S. goods as a countermeasure to sweeping tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Sri Lanka’s apparel sector, the country’s largest export industry, is bracing for a major setback after the United States announced steep tariff hikes on imports, a move, which according to the industry, could erode competitiveness.

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) issued a special gazette notification enforcing maximum retail prices for PET bottled drinking water, effective from April 1.

The United States yesterday announced and introduced a significant shift in its trade policy by imposing tariffs on imports, marking a departure from the globalization and comparative advantage doctrine that has dominated international trade for decades.

Sri Lanka’s Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando says that Sri Lanka will hold talks and negotiate the new trade tariffs imposed by the United States on the country’s exports.