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Advocatacalls on govt to commit to permanently ending vehiclepermitschemes

Sri Lanka, Feb. 5 -- Advocata warns revival of vehicle permits threatens governance credibility, public trust and economic reform and strongly cautions against government consideration to allow vehicl... Read More


ComBank partners GAIA Greenenergy to accelerate adoption of Green Loans & Leases

Sri Lanka, Feb. 5 -- Reinforcing its long-term commitment to sustainability, The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has entered into a strategic partnership with GAIA Greenenergy Holdings to expand access to t... Read More


New leadership at SLCGE pledges policy advocacy to strengthen SME apparel exports

Sri Lanka, Feb. 2 -- TheSri Lanka Chamber of Garment Exporters (SLCGE)held its28th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Colombo, marking a significant leadership transition and signalling a renewed policy-... Read More


Sri Lanka Opens First Country Pavilion at Source Fashion Apparel Exhibition - London

Sri Lanka, Feb. 2 -- Sri Lanka's apparel industry marked a milestone with its first country pavilion at Source Fashion 2026. The exhibition was held from 13 to 15 January 2026 at Olympia London, one o... Read More


CFA Society Sri Lanka to Host Learning Programme on Credit Research Fundamentals

Sri Lanka, Feb. 2 -- CFA Society Sri Lanka announced that it will conduct a half-day learning programme on "Understanding the Fundamentals of Credit Research", in collaboration with Acuity Analytics, ... Read More


Opinion: Sri Lanka's FDI dilemma as profit repatriations surge

Sri Lanka, Jan. 31 -- By Indika Hettiarachchi indika.h@jupitercapitalpartners.com Recently the head of the Board of Investment (BOI), the apex body in charge of promoting FDI in the country reported... Read More


OPINION - Northern Investment Summit, Jaffna January 2026

Sri Lanka, Jan. 29 -- By Jekhan Aruliah When the topic of the Northern economy comes up, Jaffna is often criticized for living on remittances. Small transfers, perhaps a hundred US dollars a month, s... Read More


Sri Lanka's Central Bank keeps the overnight policy rate (OPR) unchanged

Sri Lanka, Jan. 28 -- At its meeting held yesterday, the Monetary Policy Board decided to keep the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) unchanged at 7.75%, citing an assessment of recent domestic economic deve... Read More


IMF Staff Concludes Sri Lanka Visit; Policy Talks for Next EFF Review Set to Resume ASAP

Sri Lanka, Jan. 28 -- An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Evan Papageorgiou, concluded a visit to Colombo conducted from January 22 to 28 to assess the economic impact of Cyclone Ditwah.... Read More


Pine Labs expands its footprint by deploying an API-first Card Issuing & Processing Platform for PABC

Sri Lanka, Jan. 28 -- One of Sri Lanka's largest listed entities, the Pan Asia Banking Corporation (PABC) and global fintech platform Pine Labs have today announced a partnership that will see the fin... Read More