The Monetary Policy Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has decided to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 8.00%,
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The Asian Development Bank will help Sri Lanka sell ‘thematic’ debt securities, taking one step beyond the initial green bonds that have already been sold by some,
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New active credit cards in Sri Lanka increased by 10,540 in January this year, the central bank data showed,
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New initiative to enhance price discovery, promote greater transparency and efficiency in domestic FX market
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Money sent home by Sri Lankans working abroad extended its growth through February,
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The Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) has recently raised concerns about a growing trend of investment schemes promoting offshore market opportunities.
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Current account achieves higher surplus of $ 130.2 m in January 2025 compared to $ 81 m a year ago due to improvement in surplus in services and secondary income accounts despite wider trade deficitThe Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has begun publishing the monthly external sector current account statistics starting from January 2025.
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Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe urged the banking sector to prepare for Sri Lanka’s third Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CFT) framework evaluation, warning that a negative listing in the assessment could severely undermine the country’s economic progress.
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Sri Lanka has earned 26.23 billion US dollars through exports of goods and services, including tourism and labour in 2024, up 12.6 percent from 23.29 billion a year earlier, data from the central bank shows.
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Sri Lanka is on the verge of a major digital transformation as the government accelerates efforts to modernize the economy.
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