Logo Logo
  • Home
  • Political
  • News
  • Business
    • Business News
    • Banking and Financial
    • Constructions
    • Investment
    • Travel and Tourism
    • Information technology
  • Education
  • Aviation news
  • Featured
  • Fashion & Events
Sinhala
  • Home
  • Political
  • News
  • Business
    • Business News
    • Banking and Financial
    • Constructions
    • Investment
    • Travel and Tourism
    • Information technology
  • Education
  • Aviation news
  • Featured
  • Fashion & Events
Sinhala

Central Bank Rolls Out Landmark Drive to Boost Financial Literacy in Sri Lanka

  • CNL Reporter
  • July 4, 2025
  • Banking and Financial, News
  • Central Bank
  • 0 Comments

In a major step towards empowering Sri Lankans with essential financial knowledge, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) on Wednesday launched a wide-ranging financial literacy initiative.

Continue Reading

Sri Lanka wraps up debt restructure with Hungary

  • CNL Reporter
  • July 4, 2025
  • Banking and Financial, News
  • Sri Lanka
  • 0 Comments

Sri Lanka had signed agreements completing bilateral debt restructuring with Hungary, a Finance Ministry statement said.

Continue Reading

Special interest scheme for FDs of senior citizens from today

  • CNL Reporter
  • July 1, 2025
  • Banking and Financial, News
  • FDs
  • 0 Comments

The Special Interest Scheme for Senior Citizens, which grants 3% higher interest for 12-month fixed deposits will be in effect from today (01), the Ministry of Finance has announced.

Continue Reading

Sri Lanka Treasury to buy dollars to settle debt and avoid second default

  • CNL Reporter
  • June 30, 2025
  • Banking and Financial, Political
  • dollars
  • 0 Comments

Now that Sri Lanka’s central bank has made a pro-cyclical rate cut as private credit is recovering reminiscent of its actions in 2015, 2018 and second half of 2019,

Continue Reading

MTI Consulting to develop strategic plan for Bank of Bhutan

  • CNL Reporter
  • June 26, 2025
  • Banking and Financial
  • Bhutan
  • 0 Comments

MTI Consulting, a strategy consultancy said it was engaged to develop a 5-year corporate plan for the Bank of Bhutan, which operates a network of 45 branches in the South Asian nation.

Continue Reading

Govt takes over loans of 2.435 billion US dollars borrowed from state banks by CPC

  • CNL Reporter
  • June 26, 2025
  • Banking and Financial, Business News
  • CPC
  • 0 Comments

Sri Lanka’s government has taken over loans of 2.435 billion US dollars borrowed from state banks by state-run

Continue Reading

World Bank approves $150M program to support Sri Lanka’s clean energy transition

  • CNL Reporter
  • June 21, 2025
  • Banking and Financial, News
  • World Bank
  • 0 Comments

The World Bank Group approved a new $150 million program to support Sri Lanka’s move toward clean, reliable, and affordable energy.

Continue Reading

Rajeev Amarasuriya to step down from CBSL Governing Board

  • CNL Reporter
  • June 18, 2025
  • Banking and Financial, News
  • Rajeev Amarasuriya
  • 0 Comments

Attorney-at-Law Rajeev Amarasuriya is scheduled to conclude his tenure as a member of the Governing Board and

Continue Reading

Senior citizen FD interest rate increases by 3 percent

  • CNL Reporter
  • June 18, 2025
  • Banking and Financial, News
  • Senior citizen
  • 0 Comments

Sri Lanka will implement a special fixed deposit scheme for senior citizens which offers a 3 percent higher interest rate, Minister Nalinda Jayatissa said.

Continue Reading

Outstanding Credit to Sri Lanka private sector tops Rs. 8.5 t mark

  • CNL Reporter
  • June 16, 2025
  • Banking and Financial, News
  • private sector
  • 0 Comments

Outstanding credit to the private sector as at the end of April crossed the Rs. 8.5 trillion mark, with lower demand

Continue Reading
  • Next Page

Search

Recent posts

European heatwave caused 2,300 deaths, scientists estimate

July 9, 2025

Public urged to use drinking water sparingly amid dry weather conditions

July 9, 2025

Suspended Commissioner General of Prisons Thushara Upuldeniya granted bail

July 9, 2025

Categories

  • Aviation news 38
  • Banking and Financial 94
  • Business News 223
  • Constructions 19
  • Education 21
  • Entertainments 19
  • Fashion & Events 3
  • Foreign News 2
  • Information technology 24
  • Investment 32
  • Law & Order 1
  • News 503
  • Political 587
  • Power and energy 20
  • Travel and Tourism 68
  • Weather Report 8
  • Weekly Economic Review 33
  • Weekly Political Review 35

Social

  • +94 77 366 6771
  • info@cnl.lk

© 2025 Copyrights by Colombo News Line. All Rights Reserved.