7+ hour, 48+ min ago   (1637+ words) Monday September 14, 2026 10:39 am ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Asia Asset Finance has listed 45,162,012 ordinary voting shares after a rights issue that raised 1.5 billion rupees, the company said in a market filing. The issue offered 4 new ordinary voting shares for every 11 existing at…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1599+ words) Thursday September 10, 2026 12:52 pm ECONOMYNEXT — Sri Lanka cannot accumulate foreign exchange reserves through market distortions, money printing, or heavy foreign borrowing, but must build buffers before external shocks strike, Central Bank Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe said. “For central banks, foreign reserves are…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1453+ words) Wednesday September 9, 2026 4:25 pm ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake urged visiting Indian Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh to help the island nation’s efforts in combating drug trafficking while promising no harm to the Indian Ocean’s peace, his office said…...

6+ day, 24+ min ago   (1634+ words) Tuesday September 8, 2026 6:00 pm ECONOMYNEXT — Sri Lanka will launch a 100-million-dollar Asian Development Bank (ADB) funded development program aimed at strengthening social safety nets, livelihoods, and care services for vulnerable groups. The Macro-Recovery Sector Development Program for Promoting Resilience and Inclusive…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1566+ words) Tuesday September 8, 2026 3:42 pm ECONOMYNEXT — Sri Lanka will invite fresh tenders for the returfing of synthetic running tracks at the Sugathadasa National Sports Complex after the only qualified bidder submitted a price significantly above initial estimates, the government said. The project…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1328+ words) Tuesday September 8, 2026 2:36 pm ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s cabinet has approved a proposal to sign a 5-year agreement on labor cooperation between Sri Lanka and Thailand, and an agreement on the employment of Sri Lankan Workers in Thailand, minister Vijitha Herath said....

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (1515+ words) Monday September 7, 2026 2:25 pm ECONOMYNEXT – India’s Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh ‘will hold consultations with the leadership of Sri Lanka’ on his three-day visit to the island nation, the ministry said. “During the visit, Raksha Mantri will hold consultations with the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1641+ words) Thursday September 3, 2026 3:41 pm ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s DFCC Bank is listing 12.5 billion rupees of 13.00 percent debentures, it said in a stock exchange filing. The bank plans to issue 125 million Basel III compliant, listed, rated, subordinated, unsecured, redeemable, 5-year (2026/2031) debentures with non-viability…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1632+ words) Wednesday September 2, 2026 9:49 am ECONOMYNEXT – The Wayamba Motor Show & Kedalla Trade Fair Kurunegala 2026, held recently at Udawalpola Ground, Kurunegala, attracted over 100,000 visitors, including automobile enthusiasts, prospective buyers, corporates and industry stakeholders from across Sri Lanka’s Northwestern Province. Sampath Bank PLC participated…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1639+ words) Tuesday September 1, 2026 3:14 pm ECONOMYNEXT — Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers has approved submitting gazetted regulations to Parliament designating 68 entities in the Colombo Port City as Secondary Businesses of Strategic Importance. The proposal was presented under the provisions of the Colombo Port…...