Trade Deficit Explodes As Fuel Bill Drains Foreign Exchange
Source: Lanka News
Category: Business
Region: Sri Lanka
Published: October 02, 2026 at 06:11
π Summary
Sri Lankaβs external accounts are increasingly being squeezed by the cost of maintaining economic activity, with the widening merchandise trade deficit and sharply higher fuel-import expenditure emerging as two of the most serious threats to the countryβs fragile foreign-exchange position. The latest external-sector figures expose an uncomfortable contradiction. While Sri Lanka has accumulated stronger remittance [β¦] The post Trade Deficit Explodes As Fuel Bill Drains Foreign Exchange appeared first on Lankanews.lk .