Shihar Aneez

4 days ago | economynext.com | Shihar Aneez

An Echelon Media Company Sunday April 20th, 2025 St Sebestian’s Church in Katuwapitiya minutes after the blast on Easter Sunday 2019/ WhatsApp image ECONOMYNEXT – On April 21, 2025, Sri Lanka marks the sixth anniversary of the devastating Easter Sunday suicide bombings that claimed at least 269 lives and injured over 500, casting a long shadow over the country’s post-war recovery and national security.

5 days ago | economynext.com | Shihar Aneez

ECONOMYNEXT –Foreign investors sold around 4.9 million dollars worth Sri Lanka government securities in the week ended on April 16, the Central Bank data showed, as jittery over U.S. President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariff continues. The rupee has fallen slightly since Trump’s declaration while global investors have been shifting to safe-havens like gold.

5 days ago | economynext.com | Shihar Aneez

An Echelon Media Company Saturday April 19th, 2025 ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka Police have arrested a 38-year old suspect for shooting and damaging a Church in Manampitiya village in the North Central district of Polannaruwa. The suspect opened fire at the ‘Living Christ Church’ in Manampitiya around 7 pm on Friday (18). Police have seized a locally-made firearm used in the shooting.

1 week ago | economynext.com | Shihar Aneez

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s foreign exchange revenue from tourism rose to $354 million in March, rising 4.6 percent compared to the same month last year, the central bank said, quoting tourism promotion authorities. The revenue in March last year was $338.4 million. Sri Lanka’s new government has aimed ambitious $5 million revenue from tourism this year.

1 week ago | economynext.com | Shihar Aneez

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s remittances coming from its overseas expatriate workers rose to near record high and gained 21.1 percent to $693.3 million in March 2025 compared to the same month last year, helped by more expatriates using the official banking channels. Sri Lanka’s witnessed record high monthly remittances of $702.1 million in July 2020, the Central Bank data showed. The March remittances were the second best in the history of the country.