Sri Lanka’s foreign reserves fell 1.1 percent to US$ 6,851 million by the end of September 2026, down from 6,929 million ...

Sri Lanka has allocated Rs.1,380 billion for 2026 capital spending, but has spent only around Rs.385 billion through the first nine months of the year, two government sources familiar with the details ...

Sri Lanka Central Bank stubbornly defended the 5% inflation target it recommended and signed with the government for the next ...

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka Central Bank stubbornly defended the 5% inflation target it recommended and signed with the government for the next three years citing that it was the only “optimal solution” ...

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 330.85/95 to the US dollar in the spot market on Friday, from 330.95/331.00 the previous day, ...

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Colombo Stock Exchange closed higher on Friday, CSE data showed, with the benchmark All Share Price ...

Sri Lanka Customs exceeded its September target by 32.1 percent, while the revenue in the first nine months of 2026 jumped ...

The Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka (IESL) and Dialog Axiata have launched the IESL National Startup Challenge, for ...

Sri Lanka’s Colombo Stock Exchange opened higher on Friday, CSE data showed, with the benchmark All Share Price Index moving ...

Sri Lanka’s Parliament on Thursday passed the Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Bill with amendments and without a vote, despite ...

Offshore investors bought a net 1,821 million rupees (US$5.5 million) worth of Sri Lanka rupee bonds. They sold a net Rs.16.5 billion worth of rupee bonds in the last two weeks. The inflows helped ...

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka is in discussion with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a new programme after the completion ...