Sri Lanka to Present 2026 Budget Amid Economic Recovery Challenges

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will present his government’s 2026 budget to Parliament on Friday afternoon, with analysts seeing it as a key step in the island nation’s fragile recovery from its worst economic crisis in decades. The budget aims to balance public expectations for relief with commitments under the International Monetary Fund’s 2.9 billion dollars program, which requires higher revenue and tighter fiscal discipline.   Media reports suggest, the government wi...