#US Tariffs
Sri Lanka’s fragile economy hit by US tariffs, GSP+ uncertainty
Sri Lanka is grappling with two significant external economic threats that could impact its fragile recovery, prompting the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to...
Sri Lanka to procure US West Texas Intermediate crude oil?
The government is reportedly looking at the possibility of procuring US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil in a bid to reduce the...
Sri Lanka vital to U.S. economy, says Deputy Minister
Deputy Minister of Land and Irrigation, Susil Ranasinghe, has claimed that in the present global economic context, the United States needs Sri Lanka...
Govt misleads public on U.S. trade talks
Deputy Minister of Finance Prof. Anil Jayantha has admitted to making an error in a previous statement in which he claimed that Sri...
Leverage ISB debt resettlement to ease U.S. tariffs – Ranil
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has called on the government to use Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring programme, particularly concerning international sovereign bonds (ISBs), as...
Deputy Minister says US offers 0% duty on 70–80% of Sri Lankan exports
The United States has offered to accept 70 to 80% of products exported from Sri Lanka without imposing any tariffs, Deputy Minister of...
EU delays retaliatory trade tariffs against US
The EU’s retaliatory tariffs on US exports have been delayed again, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced. The countermeasures, which...
Sri Lanka’s 18 pc VAT on digital services angers Trump?
An 18 per cent VAT on non-resident digital services providers, effective from October and mainly targeting IT firms based in the United States,...
