SLPA posts highest profit, up 12% YoY to Rs. 42.8 b
SLPA posts highest profit, up 12% YoY to Rs. 42.8 b in 2025 as improved operational performance and steady growth in port activity.
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1Q current account surplus down 44% in Sri Lanka
1Q current account surplus down 44% in Sri Lanka as mounting external pressures, a widening trade deficit, and weaker services inflows combined to.
- May 4, 2026
Economics
ADB sharply downgrades Asia and Pacific growth outlook
ADB sharply downgrades Asia and Pacific growth outlook as prolonged geopolitical tensions and energy market disruptions weigh heavily on economic activity, prompting concerns.
- May 4, 2026
Economics
SL must ‘walk the talk,’ not talk the talk: Japanese Envoy
SL must ‘walk the talk,’ not talk the talk: Japanese Envoy — Sri Lanka has been urged to move beyond rhetoric and accelerate.
- May 4, 2026
Economics
CoPF summons Treasury Secretary, CBSL Chief over $ 2.5 m breach tomorrow
CoPF summons Treasury Secretary, CBSL Chief over $ 2.5 m breach tomorrow as Sri Lanka’s parliamentary oversight mechanisms intensify scrutiny over a major.
- April 29, 2026
Economics
ADB backs Sri Lanka’s 2026–2030 export roadmap as NEDP gains momentum
ADB backs Sri Lanka’s 2026–2030 export roadmap as NEDP gains momentum as the country accelerates efforts to strengthen its export sector under a.
- April 29, 2026
Economics
Sri Lanka economic outlook remains weak amid Middle East crisis
Sri Lanka economic outlook remains weak amid Middle East crisis as external shocks, rising oil prices, and reserve constraints continue to pressure recovery.
- April 28, 2026
Economics
Govt. cash surplus due to overborrowing, says Verité
Govt. cash surplus due to overborrowing, says Verité, highlighting that Sri Lanka’s improved Treasury liquidity may mask underlying fiscal pressures driven by excess.
- April 28, 2026
Economics
Sri Lanka’s budget almost in surplus in January 2026 as currency trouble triggered
Sri Lanka’s budget almost in surplus in January 2026 as currency trouble triggered reflects a sharp fiscal turnaround, even as currency depreciation and.
- April 28, 2026
Economics
Harsha faults lack of basic controls in $ 2.5 m Treasury breach
Harsha faults lack of basic controls in $ 2.5 m Treasury breach as Opposition MP Dr. Harsha de Silva raises concerns over financial.
- April 27, 2026