Sri Lanka’s worker remittances surged to a record US$7.2 billion in the first 11 months of 2025, surpassing the previous annual high set in 2017,
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The World Bank Group Bank has announced up to US$ 120 million in emergency support for Sri Lanka to assist ongoing recovery and restoration activities.
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Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Dollar Bond Fund has recorded a 12.3 percent U.S. dollar return year-to-date,
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Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe has warned that Sri Lanka cannot afford to forget the reform agenda that underpins the country’s stabilisation, even as post-Ditwah reconstruction demands immediate Government attention.
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Sri Lanka will launch a Rs. 80 billion loan programme for new entrepreneurs in January, even as more than 92,000 MSMEs have been hit by the recent cyclone, raising questions about economic priorities.
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Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe has warned that Sri Lanka cannot afford to forget the reform agenda that underpins the country’s stabilisation,
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Sri Lanka’s Central Bank has released sweeping amendments to the Finance Business Act for public consultation, marking a major step toward restructuring the country’s troubled non-bank financial sector.
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Sri Lanka’s Parliament Committee on Public Finance (COPF) has raised serious concerns over the Central Bank’s treatment of foreign exchange swaps,
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Sri Lanka has raised US$50 million from its first domestic Dollar Bond auction since the 2022 debt crisis, signalling renewed confidence in the country’s financial recovery.
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Nations Trust Bank has received approval from the Central Bank to acquire HSBC Sri Lanka’s retail banking business in a deal worth Rs. 18 billion plus taxes.
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