FINANCIAL CHRONICLE – Sri Lanka’s rupee was quoted at 313.90/314.25 to the US dollar in the spot market on Thursday, depreciating from 313.80/314.50 the previous […]
Year: 2026
A decisive step towards driving Sri Lanka into a digital economy: Access Unlocked V2.0
The Government of Sri Lanka has planned to digitize 100% of all government transactions by the year 2030 and to build a massive digital economy […]
Stocks on edge as Middle East ceasefire talks take centre stage
Reuters – Asian stocks struggled for direction while the dollar held firm on Thursday as investors treaded cautiously amid dizzying developments in the Middle East, […]
Sri Lanka Central Bank Governor: External Controls Are Not the Solution to Addressing War Fallout
FINANCIAL CHRONICLE – Imposing external controls is not the right way to tackle any fallouts from the Middle East conflict on Sri Lanka, Central Bank […]
Meat lovers rejoice: Meats from Delmo now on Uber Eats
Uber Eats, Sri Lanka’s most loved delivery app, today announced an exclusive partnership with Delmo, Sri Lanka’s leading poultry and meat producer, to bring fresh […]
DIMO and MTU Host Technical Forum to Showcase Next-Generation Engineering Solutions
DIMO and MTU continue to strengthen their long-standing partnership of over three decades in Sri Lanka and the Maldives, delivering advanced propulsion and power solutions […]
Middle East: Talk of peace: reality of war
COLOMBO – On the surface, there are two competing narratives.On one hand, Donald Trump speaks of “very good and productive conversations” with what he described […]
‘Singapore Girl’… and all that
From “Over My Dead Body” to Strategic Reinvention SINGAPORE Singapore does not panic. It recalibrates. That has been the defining feature of the city-state’s governance […]
CSE: Locals buy, foreigners exit – rally or risk?
A market rising… but on whose conviction? The Colombo Stock Exchange is moving – and moving sharply. In the latest session, the All Share Price […]
Iran rejects US plan – sets its own terms for peace.
COLOMBO – In a significant escalation of the diplomatic standoff, Iranian state media has reported that Tehran has formally rejected a 15-point peace plan put forward by […]
Nightmare or Dream City: Protest erupts outside City of Dreams by retrenched staff
A group of allegedly retrenched workers from the NUWA casino staged a protest today outside John Keells Holdings flagship City of Dreams development, bringing an unexpected flashpoint […]
Sri Lanka’s Geography Draws a New Kind of Attention
COLOMBO – On most world maps, Sri Lanka appears as a small, teardrop-shaped island just below India easy to miss against the vast expanse of […]
Sri Lanka Central Bank to Step In on Currency Market to Mitigate Excess Volatility, Says Governor
FINANCIAL CHRONICLE – Sri Lanka’s Central Bank will intervene in the foreign exchange market to ease day-to-day volatility but will stick to the flexible exchange […]
Sri Lanka Central Bank Chief Warns of Potentially Significant Changes in IMF Conditions in Upcoming Reviews
FINANCIAL CHRONICLE – There could be significant changes to the conditions regarding Sri Lanka’s reform programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) during the upcoming […]
ADB Announces $100 Million Additional Support for Sri Lanka to Navigate Global Economic Headwinds
Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda met with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and announced that ADB stands ready to provide $100 million […]
Sri Lanka’s Treasury Bill Yields Surge as Demand Falls Below Half of Offered Bills
FINANCIAL CHRONICLE – Sri Lanka’s Treasury bill yields rose across maturities at Wednesday’s auction, data from the Public Debt Management Office showed, with 39.94 billion […]
Sri Lanka’s Stock Market Rises as S&P Reclaims 6,000 Milestone
FINANCIAL CHRONICLE – Sri Lanka’s Colombo Stock Exchange closed up on Wednesday, as brent futures stayed below $100 per barrel. The ASPI closed up 3.79 […]
Bathiya & Santhush Partner With Soho Hospitality to bring Charcoal Tandoor Fire Grill to Colombo
Bangkok’s acclaimed live-fire dining concept makes its Sri Lanka debut on the Colombo skyline. Charcoal Tandoor Fire Grill, the acclaimed Bangkok dining concept by Soho […]