Lower interest rates have pushed the demand for housing loans up, resulting in housing prices soaring by over 20% from the 2Q 2020 level which is in stark contrast to apartment and land prices. Higher cost of construction triggered by the import controls may also be keeping the house prices buoyant.
There have been abuses in the issuance of permits for expatriate workers to import electric…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) reached a staff level agreement with Sri Lankan authorities, paving…
Sri Lanka Embassy in Brussels participated at the European Parliament “Fair Trade Breakfast-2024”, on 13…
etstar Asia yesterday launched its Colombo-Singapore direct route positioning itself as the only low-cost carrier…
Solo travellers are getting older and are increasingly drawn to Asian destinations – with Sri…
The overall rate of inflation, as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI), has…