Food inflation (Y-o-Y) decelerated to 0.2% in February 2026 from 3.3% in January 2026, while Non-Food inflation (Y-o-Y) ...

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankans have not much impacted in the Middle Eastern (ME) region due to the Iran attack, the island nation’s Foreign Ministry said, after Israel and the U.S. jointly bombed Tehran ...

Sri Lanka’s construction sector activity spiked in January 2026, registering a value of 75.0, up from the previous month’s 67.1, on a Purchasing Managers Index compiled by the central bank.

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankans have not much impacted in the Middle Eastern (ME) region due to the Iran attack, the island nation’s Foreign Ministry said, after Israel and the U.S. jointly bombed Tehran ...

ECONOMYNEXT – Israel has launched a pre-emptive attack against Iran on Saturday, pushing the Middle East into a renewed military confrontation and further dimming hopes for a diplomatic solution to ...

Sri Lanka's central bank should terminate its inflationary swaps and lock in foreign reserves represented by excess liquidity instead of temporarily mopping up excess liquidity overnight to push up ...

ECONOMYNEXT – Revenue collected by Sri Lanka Customs in the first 23 days of February has exceeded this month’s target, the official data showed. The Custom’s February revenue target has been set 165.

Fitch Ratings believes the Central Bank of Sri Lanka’s (CBSL) reintroduction of a consolidation framework for the banking sector is broadly positive for sector credit profiles.

ECONOMYNEXT – The head of a Sri Lankan e-commerce platform said the company achieved significant reductions in operational costs due to AI implementation.

Sri Lanka’s rupee was quoted at 309.35/40 to the US dollar in the spot market Monday, from 309.35/45 Friday, dealers said, while bond yields were broadly steady on the longer tenors and slightly ...

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) is helping Sri Lanka design a crisis responsive financial mechanism for disaster-hit micro, small and medium ...

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s state-owned lender People’s Bank reported a historically high consolidated profit of 43.5 billion rupees for the financial year 2025 with high gross income, the Bank said in ...