Sept 23 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday that Sri Lanka's economy continues to show resilience amid successive shocks but is still facing risks tilted to the downside, as its staff concluded a visit to the South Asian island nation.

Sri Lanka’s recovery from the worst economic crisis in its history could be upended by the El Nino climate phenomenon and fallout from the Middle East

Will Jacks' all-round efforts help England grind out an 89-run victory over Sri Lanka in the first one-day international at Chester-le-Street.

Sri Lanka Customs is set to officially launch its first paperless customs declaration system on October 1, marking a major step towards the digital transformation of customs procedures and services to the trading community.

Sri Lanka aims for 3 million international tourists over the next 12 months. But the country wants to be judged on how much they spend.

The investment adds shared connectivity and power infrastructure underneath Sri Lanka’s broader digital-government and digital-economy buildout.

Sri Lanka lost a significant number of foreign employment opportunities due to corrupt practices and poor handling of overseas job opportunities during the previous government, Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) Chairman Kosala Wickramasinghe said.

England legspinner Adil Rashid will miss the entire ODI cricket series against Sri Lanka because of a right hand injury. Rashid, a mainstay in England's team for more than a decade, was initially forced out of the first match of the series — at Chester-le-Street on Tuesday — with the problem.