ECONOMYNEXT – The government will settle the outstanding debt of nearly 15 billion rupees owed to renewable energy developers by end of June, Sri Lanka’s Energy Minister Aruna Karunathilaka told ...

ECONOMYNEXT – The telegraphic transfer rate for Sri Lanka’s rupee against the dollar was 343.5000 buying, 352.5000 selling, while bond yields were up, dealers said. A bond maturing on 15.12.2029 was ...

An audit at Sri Lanka's National Art Gallery found that 42 invaluable ancient paintings are missing from its collection, the ...

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka is keen in joining Shanghai Cooperation Organization initiatives, foreign minister Vijitha Herath told a visiting delegation. The delegation headed by SCO Secretary General ...

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Treasury bill yields dropped across maturities at Wednesday’s auction, data from the Public Debt Management Office showed, with 67.23 billion rupees bills sold of an offered ...

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Colombo Stock Exchange closed down on Wednesday, with analysts saying the market was reacting to the current depreciation of the rupee. The rupee buying rate was 334.50 to ...

ECONOMYNEXT – Revenue collected by Sri Lanka Customs in the first 18 days of May 2026 has accounted for nearly 65 percent of the month’s target, official data showed. Customs’ May revenue target has ...

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Colombo Stock Exchange trended down over Wednesday trading, data from CSE showed. ASPI was down 1.54 percent, or 343.15 points, at 21,954.92. S&P SL20 was down 1.28 percent, ...

ECONOMYNEXT – New active credit cards in Sri Lanka increased by 22,473 in March this year, central bank data showed, amid economic recovery and lower interest rates. The number of total active credit ...

ECONOMYNEXT – The telegraphic transfer rate for the dollar was 334.5000 buying, 343.5000 selling, while bond yields were quoted higher and wider, dealers said. There was no spot quote available for ...

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka should consider an 18th IMF programme, with the current programme ending in mid-2027 and significant debt repayments due from 2028, economist Ganeshan Wignaraja has said. The ...

ECONOMYNEXT – Foreign investors sold more than US$14.7 million worth of Sri Lanka government securities in the week ended May 14, Central Bank data showed, amid renewed depreciation pressure on the ...