Sri Lankans, whose real incomes are getting hammered on a daily basis from soaring inflation, have reduced the use of their credit cards, as there was a slight drop in the outstanding balance of credit cards, when the financial and economic misery became more pronounced
Sri Lankans demand for liquor has decreased by about 30percent due to the recent increase in the price of liquor and the decrease in the income of the people of the country,. the Committee on Public Finance (COPF) revealed.
Sri Lanka will convene a donor conference with the participation of representatives of China, India and Japan to mobilise more foreign assistance and present an interim budget in August prime minister Ranil Wickremasinghe divulged on Wednesday, amid ongoing negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).