e-Con e-News from Kolamba to Dhaka, Kathmandu to Djakarta blog: eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ Welcome to the 7th Anniversary of ee e-Con e-News 14-20 September 2025 A Goldman Sachs banker & US economic advisor to their war on Afghanistan,Kristal Daniel Katz has been made the IMF’s 1st Deputy Managing Director. Katz is […]

Shenali D Waduge Buddhism entered the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent (today’s Pakistan) around the 3rd century BCE through Emperor Ashoka’s patronage after the Kalinga War with Gandhara (present-day Peshawar Valley and Taxila region) and Sindhu (Sindh) becoming major centers of Buddhist culture that prevailed for over 1200 years running parallel to Afghanistan’s Buddhist era. Ancient Buddhist […]

By Sanjeewa Jayaweera, Courtesy The Island The eagerly awaited Performance Report of the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) for 2024 has recently been published. It offers some context regarding the IRD’s tax collections. There is room for wider disclosure that would improve transparency. The timeliness of the report’s release could also be considerably enhanced. After all, […]

Dr. Gamini Goonetilleke, & Dr Ruwan M Jayatunge The prolonged armed conflict in Sri Lanka, which lasted three decades, has left a devastating legacy of landmines that have caused severe physical injuries among combatants, Tamil Tigers, aka LTTE guerrillas, and civilians. The occurrence of landmine injuries during the Sri Lankan conflict was alarmingly high. As […]

The Pathfinder Foundation The Pathfinder Foundation held its inaugural policy dialogue with the Chintan Research Foundation (CRF) of India at the Galle Face Hotel in Colombo. The discussion centred on the theme Strengthening Economic and Strategic Partnerships for Shared Growth”. It assembled an impressive gathering of industry experts, scholars, civil society organisation representatives, and key […]

National Development Bank PLC NDB Bank recently entered into a strategic partnership with Ideal Motors (Pvt) Ltd., the official distributor for Mahindra vehicles in Sri Lanka, through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding. This collaboration marks a significant step in providing affordable and accessible financing solutions for both individual customers and SMEs Through this […]

September 22, 2025 at 2:10 pm | Lanka C News Leader of the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya, Attorney-at-Law Udaya Gammanpila, expressed these views at a press conference. He said that with the passing of the Anti-Corruption Act No. 9 of 2023 and the decision to make information in asset declarations public, the present government has run […]

Translated from Hiru News Samagi Jana Balawegaya Colombo District Member of Parliament Mujibur Rahuman stated that a decision has been made to inquire from the Inland Revenue Department regarding the assets of six Cabinet Ministers of the present government. He pointed out that, under the Right to Information Act, inquiries are currently being made from […]

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