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Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 332.10/20 to the US dollar in the spot market on Friday, stronger from 332.20/35 the previous day, while bond yields closed lower, dealers said.
News Sri Lanka » Central » Finance: Sri Lanka’s Financial System Holds Firm Amid Global Turmoil, CBSL Warns of Rising Household Debt Risks
Sri Lanka's financial system remained stable during the first half of 2026 despite a challenging global environment marked by geop - Get the latest breaking news and top stories from Sri Lanka, the ...
News Sri Lanka » Central » Finance: UPDATE 1-Sri Lanka central bank governor Lakshman to step down
COLOMBO, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Central Bank of Sri Lanka Governor Weligamage Don Lakshman said on Friday he would step down next week at a time when the South Asian island nation's weak foreign exchange ...
News Sri Lanka » Central » Finance: Sri Lanka Financial System Remains Stable Despite Global Risks: Central Bank
Sri Lanka's financial system remains stable despite heightened global risks, while banking sector credit grew 23.6 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, up from 11.4 per cent a year ...
News Sri Lanka » Central » Finance: CA Sri Lanka calls for smarter tax administration and compliance-led revenue growth in budget 2027
Sri Lanka, Oct. 23 -- The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) has unveiled a comprehensive set of proposals submitted to the government for the upcoming National Budget 2027 ...
News Sri Lanka » Central » Finance: Sri Lanka jolts markets with outsized 100-bp rate hike to counter Gulf crisis
COLOMBO, May 26 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's central bank stunned markets by raising its policy rate by an outsized 100 basis points on Tuesday, the biggest hike in four years, as policymakers scrambled to ...
News Sri Lanka » Central » Finance: Fitch assigns Sri Lanka CBC Finance’s proposed debt ‘BBB+(EXP)(lka)’ rating
Stable) proposed Sri Lankan rupee-denominated subordinated listed debentures of up to LKR1 billion an expected National Long-Term Rating of 'BBB+(EXP)(lka)'.
News Sri Lanka » Central » Finance: ComBank receives 24th best bank in Sri Lanka award from Global Finance
Sri Lanka, Oct. 22 -- The Commercial Bank of Ceylon's remarkable near two-and-a-half-decade run as Sri Lanka's best bank was recognised on the global stage recently when Sanath Manatunge, the Bank's ...
News Sri Lanka » Central » Finance: Sustaining Sri Lanka’s Nascent Climate Finance Ambitions
Sri Lanka’s then-President Ranil Wickremesinghe speaks at the G77 and China Leaders’ Summit during the U.N. Climate Change Conference COP28 at Expo City Dubai on Dec. 2, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab ...