Sri Lanka, Oct. 27 -- Peradeniya University's Postgraduate Studies Division in Humanities and Social Sciences Director Professor Wasantha Athukorala said that Sri Lanka has recorded over US$ 18 billion in foreign exchange earnings in the first eight months of 2025, accompanied by a current account surplus every month from January to August, signalling a strong turnaround in the country's external reserves.

Accordingly, he added that the nation's merchandise exports, construction services, maritime, and air transport sectors generated around US$ 11.5 billion by the end of August, with total export earnings estimated to have reached nearly US$ 13 billion by September.

"In addition to exports, substantial inflows came from tourism and work...