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Sri Lanka's Central Bank Expects Economy to Grow by 4.5% in 2025

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COLOMBO :Sri Lanka's economy will grow by 4.5 per cent this year, the central bank said in a monetary policy report on Friday, despite some risks to the island nation's recovery from U.S. tariffs. The central bank's projection is above World Bank estimates of 3.5 per cent growth for this year. Underpin See the Story

Cricket · Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Manufacturing Boosted by Food, Beverages, Textiles and Apparel Production: PMI

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s manufacturing sector expanded at a higher rate to 62.2 in July 2025, according to a Purchasing Managers Index compiled by the central bank. “All sub-indices contributed positively to this improvement,” the central bank said. The growth in the New Orders and Production sub-indices was supported by strong performances in the food and beverages manufacturing and textiles and apparel sectors, it said. The Employment sub-ind…See the Story

Cricket · Colombo

Sri Lanka’s FIU Fines Bally’s, Belagio Casino’s Under Anti-Money Laundering Laws

ECONOMYNEXT – The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) at the Central Bank of Sri Lanka has taken fined a bank and two casinos, Bellagio and Bally’s, for failing to follow the country’s Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing laws. Between January and June 2025, the FIU imposed a total of Rs. 6.5 million in penalties under the powers given to it by the Financial Transactions Reporting Act (FTRA(, the Central Bank said in a statement. …See the Story

External sector posts strong 1H despite widening trade deficit

Sri Lanka’s external sector remained robust in the first half of 2025, with the current account registering consistent monthly surpluses despite a widening of the merchandise trade deficit, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) reported. In its latest external sector data released, the CBSL highlighted that the current account registered a surplus of $ 1.5 billion during the first six months, up 30.2% from $ 1.1 billion in the same period last yeEconomy · Sri Lanka See the Story

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka publishes the ‘Market Operations Report - June 2025’ | Central Bank of Sri Lanka

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka released its third Market Operations Report (MOR) on 31 July 2025. The aim of the MOR is to enhance awareness and knowledge among the stakeholders on monetary operations and foreign exchange operations carried out by the Central Bank in implementing monetary policy under the Flexible Inflation Target (FIT), supported by the flexible exchange rate regime. FULL TEXT Published Date: Thursday, July 31, 2025Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka Read Article

CCPI based deflation continued to moderate in July 2025 | Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Deflationary conditions eased for the fifth consecutive month in July 2025, with the year-on-year (Y-o-Y) change in the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI, 2021=100) recording a milder headline deflation of 0.3%, compared to the deflation of 0.6% in June 2025. FULL TEXT Published Date: Thursday, July 31, 2025Colombo · Colombo Read Article

Sri Lanka Construction Expands in June 2025: PMI

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s construction sector expanded 58.6 in June 2025, compared to 59.7 in May 2025, according to a Purchasing Managers Index compiled by the central bank. “Many firms attributed this growth to favourable industry conditions, particularly exhibited by the steady increase in project work and stable price levels,” the central bank statement said. The New Orders Index increased during the month as respondents observed more constr…Cricket · Sri Lanka See the Story

Central Bank of Sri Lanka Promotes Digital Payments in Dambulla | Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Continuing its Digital Payments Promotion Campaign of 2025, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka has organized a promotional event on 1st and 2nd of August 2025 from 9.30 am to 7.00 pm at the Dambulla Dedicated Economic Centre with the participation of Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe, the Governor of CBSL, and other senior officials. FULL TEXT Published Date: Monday, July 28, 2025Dambulla · Dambulla Read Article

Sustaining Sri Lanka's Reforms Critical to Safeguarding Macroeconomic Stability, Says IMF

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WASHINGTON: Sustaining Sri Lanka's reform momentum is critical to safeguarding the country’s macroeconomic stability, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Friday following the conclusion of a staff visit to the island nation.Economy · Sri Lanka See the Story

Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Leaves Key Rate Unchanged as US Tariffs Loom

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Sri Lanka’s central bank left its benchmark rate unchanged as policymakers gauge the progress of trade negotiations with the US before delivering additional stimulus.Central Bank · Colombo See the Story

Sri Lanka and Oman Team up to Counter Money Laundering

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka central bank’s Financial Intelligence Unit has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the National Center for Financial Information in the Sultanate of Oman to share information on money laundering and terrorist financing. “This MOU facilitates the exchange of financial intelligence related to money laundering (ML), associated predicate offences, and terrorist financing (TF), in accordance with the provisions of …Cricket · Sri Lanka See the Story

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