Flood impact on agriculture across Sri Lanka
New data from the Department of Agriculture, compiled with FAO support, highlights the scale of flood impacts on agriculture across Sri Lanka.
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GovPay concludes 2025 with Rs. 2 b in digital transactions
GovPay, the State’s Digital Payment Platform, has concluded the year 2025 by surpassing Rs. 2 billion in total digital transaction value, marking a major milestone in the country’s digital transformation journey.
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IMF Emergency Funding Puts Sri Lanka’s Reform Resilience to the Test
Sri Lanka’s request for US$200 million in emergency financing from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), following the destruction caused by Cyclone Ditwah,
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Bonds Planned to Fund Cyclone Reconstruction
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CNL Reporter
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December 22, 2025
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News, Political
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Cyclone
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Sri Lanka is exploring the use of infrastructure bonds to finance large-scale reconstruction following Cyclone Ditwah, as fiscal constraints limit the Government’s ability to fund rebuilding directly.
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MSMEs Count Losses after Cyclone Ditwah
Sri Lanka’s MSME sector is grappling with heavy losses following Cyclone Ditwah, with official data showing nearly 9,630 enterprises directly affected.
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Government uses urges insurers to expedite Ditwah-related settlements
Industry regulator IARIT HAS have urged insurers to expedite Ditwah-related settlements, Fitch Ratings has said that the exposure to flood and landslide risks were in fact limited.
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Govt Raises Rs.10bn from First 5G Auction
The Government has raised about Rs. 10 billion through Sri Lanka’s first commercial 5G spectrum auction,
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District-level plans reviewed under ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’ programme
A special review meeting was held yesterday (20) at the Presidential Secretariat to assess district-level plans implemented under the ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’ programme and to examine challenges encountered in restoring public livelihoods.
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Sri Lanka will procees with a Rs. 500 billion supplementary estimate
Sri Lanka will proceed with a Rs. 500 billion supplementary estimate for post-Cyclone Ditwah recovery without increasing public debt or breaching borrowing limits,
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Bonds Planned to Fund Cyclone Reconstruction
Sri Lanka is exploring the use of infrastructure bonds to finance large-scale reconstruction following Cyclone Ditwah,
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