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Total SOE Losses in the first four months of 2022 Outweigh Annual Losses in 2021
During the first four months of 2022 the cumulative loss of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) amounted to LKR 860 BN. This figure outweighs the annual loss of SOEs in 2021.  The top 3 contributors to the increase of the...
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Source:
The Morning
Treasury owes Rs.108 b to senior citizen deposits
Sri Lanka's Treasury owes Rs. 108 billion to banks for higher interest rates on senior citizen deposits, terminated during the economic crisis. Dr. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, State Minis...
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Source:
Daily Mirror
Sri Lanka risks stagflation as prices continue to...
  Sri Lanka appears to be entering into an era of extremely high inflation and low growth, stoking serious concerns of stagflation, as the policymakers seem to have lost their grips on the economy, which is now going haywire w...
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Daily News
Rs. 3,085.96 m allocated for 544 LG projects
The state ministry of Provincila councils and Local Government (LG) has taken steps to intitiate 544 projects by local government bodies at a cost of Rs. 3,085.96 million for the provision of public services.
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Insight on Expenditure
Where do government salaries go?
The government spends 22% of its total ex...
What Happens When a Government Body Runs...
When a government body runs out of money,...
Budget Promises 2018: Are Ministries Com...
The RTI Act guarantees citizens the right...
Budget Promises 2018: Most Responsive In...
Are our ministries open about the progres...
Budget Promises 2018: Most Closed Instit...
Are our ministries open about the progres...
Budget Promises 2018: Openness of Promis...
By making it easier for people to find ou...
Budget Promises 2018: Forgotten Promises
What are the forgotten promises from Budg...
Progress of Budget Promises 2017 vs 2018
Is the government getting better at imple...
Budget Promises 2018: Progress of Promis...
Every year, the government makes promises...
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