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,

The Sri Lankan economy is expected to grow at 5 per cent in 2025, President Anura Dissanayake said Monday while presenting the budget for this year.

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,

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.