ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Seylan Bank has appointed Ranil Dissanayake as its chief operating officer (COO), the bank said.

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The rise in inflation comes after a continuous fall in the consumer price index (CPI) for nine months. It was in decline since November 2024.

India's wholesale price index (WPI) inflation increased to 0.52% in August, a significant shift from the -0.58% recorded last year, due to slight price hikes in various sectors.

Every release of India’s gross domestic product (GDP) data generates intense debate. Analysts pore over decimal points, commentators point to perceived inconsistencies and critics claim statistical ...

NEW DELHI: Fitch Ratings on Wednesday raised India’s growth outlook for the fiscal year ending March 2026 to 6.9%, from its June estimate of 6.5%, citing stronger-than-expected momentum in the ...

Given the expectation of benign inflation, there may be a shortfall in nominal GDP growth compared to the Budget estimate of 10.1% for the current financial year, Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha ...

Global shares were mixed over the last week. US shares rose to a new record high as soft jobs data added to expectations for Fed rate cuts and Japanese shares also rose. But Eurozone shares fell ...

India’s GDP growth rate of 7.8 per cent in April-June was far higher than anyone anticipated. And while there are indeed some reasons why growth has improved from an equally unexpected 7.4 per cent in ...

Does the GDP growth for the first quarter of 2025-26 present the correct picture? The real GDP growth for the June quarter of 2025-26, at 7.8 per cent, came as a surprise to most analysts, who had ...

The 7.8% real growth print has surprised many, further deepening scepticism around the credibility of India’s GDP statistics. India’s real GDP growth for Q1 FY26 came in at a robust 7.8% year-on-year, ...