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Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe on Monday urged the private sector to build their own buffers in multiple ways ...
Sri Lanka’s trade deficit has widened to USD 717.5 million in April this year, driven primarily by a sharp increase in motor ...
Sri Lanka has received USD 641.7 million in workers’ remittances in May 2025, according to the latest figures released by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL). Total remittances from January to May ...
The interplay between rising liquidity and weak credit demand continues to shape Sri Lanka’s economic trajectory, raising ...
Amana Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to empowering citizens through financial literacy, promoting informed financial ...
Several civil society groups have presented an appeal to the Ministry of Justice after it announced new legislation. They ...
Amana Bank announced that it once again won the Gold award for Best Common ATM Enabler of the Year (Category C) at the ...
The Central Depository Systems (Pvt) Limited (CDS), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sampath Bank PLC to enhance the ...
Across South Asia, the pandemic exposed not only the fragility of livelihoods, but also the limits of systems designed to ...
The external sector of the Sri Lankan economy remained resilient in April 2025, supported by healthy inflows from tourist earnings and ...
In economic parlance, high interest rates are meant to absorb savings in the market in a situation where business activity is to be contained to control inflation, while at the other end of the ...