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Subsidiary of Commercial Bank of Ceylon, CBC Finance Lists on Colombo Stock Exchange

Sri Lanka, Dec. 16 -- CBC Finance Ltd, a subsidiary of the Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC commemorated its listing on the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) by way of the issuance of LKR 1.5 bn worth of debe... Read More


Sri Lanka records 5.4-pct GDP growth rate for third quarter of 2025

Sri Lanka, Dec. 16 -- The Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) Sri Lanka, has released the estimated Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at current price and at constant (2015) price in Production appro... Read More


World Bank is making up to USD120 mn in emergency support available by repurposing funds

Sri Lanka, Dec. 15 -- In response to the Government's request, the World Bank is making up to US$120 million in emergency support available by repurposing funds from ongoing projects, the World Bank s... Read More


Small Investors For Polytunnel Agriculture in the Northern Province

Sri Lanka, Dec. 11 -- By Jekhan Aruliah Nirojan comes from a family of farmers. Born in 1990, his parents farmed two acres of banana and chillies in Killinochchi. Like hundreds of thousands of others... Read More


Rebuilding Housing Post-Ditwah: Lessons from Sri Lanka's Tsunami Experience

Sri Lanka, Dec. 11 -- By Dr Nisha Arunatilake, Director of Research, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS) The Ditwah Cyclone ranks second only to the December 2004 Tsunami in terms of damag... Read More


SEC Alert: Gladius South Asia is not licensed by SEC or registered with Financial Conduct Authority in UK

Sri Lanka, Dec. 11 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) wishes to inform the public that Gladius South Asia is unauthorized to act as a Market Participant in Sri Lanka. The SE... Read More


Opinion: Will the Response to Ditwah be Worse than the Disaster?

Sri Lanka, Dec. 8 -- By M. Rizwan Muzzammil The Parable of the Broken Window In 1850, the French economist Frederic Bastiat penned "The Parable of the Broken Window." A boy breaks a shop window, and... Read More


Economic, fiscal & credit impact of disaster likely most material for Sri Lanka: Moody's Ratings

Sri Lanka, Dec. 8 -- According to Moody's Ratings, South and Southeast Asian countries have been severely impacted by several tropical cyclones and unusually heavy monsoon rains since mid-November, le... Read More


EDB Launches Fast-Track Relief to Support Exporters Affected by Adverse Weather

Sri Lanka, Dec. 8 -- The Export Development Board (EDB) has launched a rapid relief and recovery program following the severe impact of adverse weather conditions on Sri Lanka's export sector. A discu... Read More


Hambantota International Port Remains Fully Operational Despite Extreme Weather

Sri Lanka, Dec. 7 -- As Sri Lanka experiences one of the worst flood situations recorded in its history, which has crippled national infrastructure and forced operations to suspend at the Port of Colo... Read More