### 🇱🇰 Ceylon Chamber Urges Strategic Measures to Shield Economy from Global Shocks

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) has submitted a comprehensive policy framework to the Government to mitigate economic risks arising from Middle Eastern tensions and global uncertainty. 📈 • Key Policy Focus: Prioritizing the continuation of the IMF programme and ensuring the timely receipt of upcoming tranches to maintain fiscal discipline. • Energy & Logistics: • Implementation of a dynamic fuel pricing mechanism and the re-introduction of the fuel QR system. • Expansion of fuel procurement to a broader international supplier pool. • Allowing local bunkering companies to supply export-oriented industries and tourism operators independently, potentially on a foreign currency basis. • Sector-Specific Support: • Tourism: Ensuring aviation fuel availability and intensifying promotion in India and East Asia. • Agriculture: Securing adequate fertilizer stocks for the upcoming cultivation season. • Trade: Accelerating port clearance to improve efficiency and reduce costs. • Resource Management: • Designation of "essential services" to guide the allocation of fuel and foreign exchange. • Temporary limits on non-essential foreign currency outflows to prioritize imports of food, pharmaceuticals, and industrial inputs. • Proposed flexible work-from-home arrangements and early school closures ahead of the Awurudu holidays to reduce national fuel consumption. _Note: Recommendations are based on CCC submissions as of March 2026 to ensure private sector continuity._