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In January 2025, the overall year-on-year inflation rate, as measured by the CCPI, stood at 2.3%. By December 2025, this rate slightly decreased to 2.1%.
The year-on-year inflation for the Food Group rose to 3.3% in January 2026, up from 3.0% in December 2025. Meanwhile, the year-on-year inflation for the Non-Food Group remained stable at 1.8% in both January 2026 and December 2025.
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The Central Bank Governor of Sri Lanka, Nandalal Weerasinghe, has urged citizens to exercise caution when considering investments in high-return crop cultivation ventures. Many individuals have inadvertently become involved in these unregulated investments, which often resemble illegal pyramid schemes. In recent years, there has been a noticeable increase in unregulated investment schemes targeting agricultural lands
Sri Lanka’s rupee experienced a decline, closing at 309.25/35 against the US dollar in the spot market on Friday. This follows an opening rate of 309.10/20, marking a depreciation over recent weeks, according to market dealers. Meanwhile, bond yields remained largely steady. The bond maturing on March 15, 2028, closed at a yield of 8.95/9.05
