Sri Lanka will focus on transforming its crisis-hit economy and prepare to resume debt repayments from 2028, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said on Monday, unveiling his first full budget after being elected to the top office last year.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, while introducing the first full budget since taking office last year, said the Sri Lankan economy is expected to grow at 5 per cent in 2025. "Budget is a "reflection of the government’s approach to building the economy and overall policy,

Introducing the budget, Sri Lankan President Anura Dissanayake said a budget is a "reflection of the government’s approach to building the economy and overall policy."

Sri Lanka aims to transform its crisis-hit economy to prepare to resume debt repayments from 2028, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said on Monday as he unveiled a budget that is seen as a key step towards durable,

Sri Lanka aims to transform its economy and commence debt repayments by 2028, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated in his first full budget. The budget aligns with a $2.9 billion IMF bailout, targeting a primary surplus of 2.

Colombo, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka's President, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, said on Monday during the presentation of his first budget to Parliament that "it is necessary to gradually move away from a cash-based economy" and develop a digital economy.

Sri Lanka's new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will outline the government's revenue and policy goals in his first full-year budget on Monday, seeking to extend the country's recovery from a financial crisis and signal its alignment with a $2.