ECONOMYNEXT – Israel has launched a pre-emptive attack against Iran on Saturday, pushing the Middle East into a renewed military confrontation and further dimming hopes for a diplomatic solution to ...

Sri Lanka’s construction sector activity spiked in January 2026, registering a value of 75.0, up from the previous month’s 67.1, on a Purchasing Managers Index compiled by the central bank.

Food inflation (Y-o-Y) decelerated to 0.2% in February 2026 from 3.3% in January 2026, while Non-Food inflation (Y-o-Y) ...

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s state-owned lender People’s Bank reported a historically high consolidated profit of 43.5 billion rupees for the financial year 2025 with high gross income, the Bank said in ...

Sri Lanka's central bank should terminate its inflationary swaps and lock in foreign reserves represented by excess liquidity instead of temporarily mopping up excess liquidity overnight to push up ...

ECONOMYNEXT – Revenue collected by Sri Lanka Customs in the first 23 days of February has exceeded this month’s target, the official data showed. The Custom’s February revenue target has been set 165.

Sri Lanka’s Colombo Stock Exchange closed up on Thursday, with capital goods and diversified financials leading turnover.

Hayleys (Rs.246.00) and John Keells Holdings (Rs.22.70) were the top positive contributors to ASPI. Hatton National Bank (Rs.453.00) was the biggest negative contributor during midday trade. Turnover ...

Holders of defaulted SriLankan Airlines debt are to vote on March 18 on an exchange to government bonds, which can lead to the completion of the process and an improvement in the country's credit ...

ECONOMYNEXT – The arrest of Major General Suresh Salley, the former head of Sri Lanka’s State Intelligence Service (SIS) and Military Intelligence, on February 25, 2026, marks a seismic shift in the ...

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Colombo Stock Exchange closed marginally higher on Wednesday, with capital goods and diversified financials leading turnover. The ASPI was up 0.05 percent, or 12.48 points at ...

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Treasury bill yields fell across maturities at Wednesday’s auction, data from the Public Debt Management Office showed, with 67.8 billion rupees sold of an offered 90 billion ...