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 (Reuters) - 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 $2.9 billion IMF bailout program.

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka\'s new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will outline the government\'s revenue and policy goals in his first full-year budget today.

Sri Lanka will focus on transforming the economy and prepare to resume debt repayments from 2028, President Anura Kumara Dissnayake said on Monday, presenting his first full budget that is expected to strengthen the country's recovery from a financial crisis and align with a $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.