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IMF Warns Cyclone Ditwah Risks Derailing Sri Lanka’s Recovery

  • CNL Reporter
  • December 24, 2025
  • News, Political
  • Cyclone Ditwah, Sri Lanka
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that Cyclone Ditwah could significantly disrupt Sri Lanka’s economic recovery, cutting growth, raising inflation, and widening external financing gaps.

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Over 13,600 Businesses Hit as MSMEs Seek Urgent Recovery Support

  • CNL Reporter
  • December 24, 2025
  • Business News, News
  • MSMEs, Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka’s MSME sector has suffered extensive damage following Cyclone Ditvah and floods, with 13,698 businesses affected,

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IMF RFI Brings Relief—but Raises Cost Questions

  • CNL Reporter
  • December 23, 2025
  • News, Political
  • IMF, RFI, Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka has secured about US$206 million in rapid financing from the International Monetary Fund under its Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) following the destruction caused by Cyclone Ditwah.

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Tea Exports Top $1.4 Bn in January–November Period

  • CNL Reporter
  • December 23, 2025
  • Business News, News
  • Sri Lanka, Tea Exports
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Sri Lanka earned an estimated $1.4 billion from tea exports during the first 11 months to November 2025, according to Sri Lanka Customs data analysed by Forbes & Walker Research.

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Flood impact on agriculture across Sri Lanka

  • CNL Reporter
  • December 23, 2025
  • News, Political
  • agriculture, Sri Lanka
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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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IMF Emergency Funding Puts Sri Lanka’s Reform Resilience to the Test

  • CNL Reporter
  • December 22, 2025
  • News, Political
  • IMF, Sri Lanka
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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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MSMEs Count Losses after Cyclone Ditwah

  • CNL Reporter
  • December 22, 2025
  • News, Political
  • Cyclone Ditwah, MSMEs, Sri Lanka
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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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Govt Raises Rs.10bn from First 5G Auction

  • CNL Reporter
  • December 22, 2025
  • News, Political
  • 5G, Sri Lanka
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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

  • CNL Reporter
  • December 21, 2025
  • News, Political
  • Rebuilding Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
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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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Cyclone Damage Threatens Vegetable Supply, Prices

  • CNL Reporter
  • December 21, 2025
  • Business News, News
  • Cyclone Damage, Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka’s vegetable cultivation sector is under growing strain after the recent cyclone damaged an estimated 7,000 to 8,000 hectares of vegetable-growing land,

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