Sri Lanka stocks close down; ASPI drops 0.81-pct
Positive contributors to the ASPI were Hemas Holdings, C T Holdings, Distilleries Company, and Ambeon Capital
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Sri Lanka Islamic finance industry to advance from small footprint: Fitch
Sri Lanka has one of the highest Islamic finance penetration rates among countries with Muslim-minority populations.
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Sri Lanka’s Millennium Housing eyes legal action over land break-in
The company received BOI requests dated August 20 and September 21, to set up Metro Bus Service station on the property
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Sri Lanka’s Sanasa Life to sell stake in subsidiary Sanasa General Insurance
To offload equity stake comprising 30,614,059 ordinary shares representing 53.5 percent of the issued share capital,
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Sri Lanka sells extra Rs8bn Treasury bills after auction
Bringing the total of bills sold in the week to 88 billion rupees.
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Sri Lanka’s Galle Face Capital Partners to raise Rs1.9bn in rights issue
Will issue 122,388,394 ordinary voting shares at a ratio of 1 new ordinary share for every 1 existing ordinary share.
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Sri Lanka stocks dip in early trading Monday
Positive contributors to the ASPI were Softlogic Capital, Browns Investments, Tokyo Cement, and Ambeon Capital
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Sri Lanka reaches staff-level agreement with IMF on 7th review ahead of budget
The board sign-off is contingent on Finance Minister presenting 2027 Budget in line with program parameters
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Germany’s Vitra Museum opens Sri Lankan Geoffrey Bawa exhibit
Geoffrey Bawa: Architecture for the Senses Opens at Vitra Design Museum in Germany
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IMF airs Sri Lanka reform progress at Sampath Bank Economic Forum
Sampath Bank’s Economic Forum ‘26 highlights transition from economic stabilisation to sustainable growth
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Cyber resilience starts at the top: Deloitte Sri Lanka
A discussion on how boards can better prepare organisations for complex cyber disruption.
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Sri Lanka Central Bank buys US$64.2mn in September amid depreciation pressure
CB net bought US$1,548.8 mn in the first nine months of 2026 following a net purchase of US$2 bn last year
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Sri Lanka CB expects ease of Middle East conflict in its inflation projection: Official
CB Governor in August expected inflation to ease to 5% towards end of this year if oil prices remain UAS80 per barrel
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Sri Lanka’s 5% inflation target unchanged for next three years: CB
Inflation in the last three months has breached Central Bank's upper target limit of 7%
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Sri Lanka rupee closes at 330.55/65 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady
Bond yields closed broadly steady, dealers said.
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Sri Lanka tourist arrivals drop 0.26-pct in September 2026
There have been 1,693,679 visitors to the island so far this year.
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Sri Lanka stocks close down 0.33-pct; banks lead turnover
Positive contributors to the ASPI were CDB, Richard Pieris, PGP Glass Ceylon and Sri Lanka Telecom
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Sampath Bank debuts digital book finder at Sri Lanka book fair
Sampath Book Finder also allows readers to recommended books they encounter by sharing title, publisher, hall and stall
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