Sri Lanka FIU AML Overhaul: Banking Prepares for 2026 Global Evaluation
Sri Lanka's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) issued comprehensive AML/CFT directives in December 2025, compelling the banking sector to invest LKR 5...
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Dilini Fernando
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Dilini covers business, trade, and economic topics for Lanka Websites. She writes about imports and exports, small business development, finance, and the Sri Lankan economy.
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Bitcoin Slips Below $88K: Tax-Loss Selling Strategy for Sri Lankan Traders
Bitcoin plummeted below $88,000 on December 23, 2025, igniting $2 billion global tax-loss harvesting as institutional traders offset explosive 2025 c...
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Sri Lanka Banking Sector EPS to Rise 5% in 2026: SSCL Removal Dividend
Sri Lanka's banking sector projects earnings per share growth exceeding 5% in 2026 following the Strategic Services Company Limited (SSCL) removal fr...
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Bank of Ceylon Launches Sri Lanka's Largest Sustainability Bond: Green Lending Revolution
Bank of Ceylon's announcement on December 18, 2025, of Sri Lanka's largest sustainability bond issuance marks a transformative moment in the nation's...
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Emergency Finance and Trade: Shielding Sri Lanka's Export Engine
Cyclone Ditwah threatened Sri Lanka's $12 billion export engine—40% apparel, 15% tea/rubber—but swift multilateral emergency finance preserved vital...
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From Stability to Growth: Is Sri Lanka Back on Global Investors' Radar?
International investor sentiment toward Sri Lanka has warmed significantly, with foreign direct investment (FDI) surging 15% to $507 million in Janua...
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Sri Lanka's Recovery "Still Incomplete": What That Means for Ordinary People
The World Bank characterizes Sri Lanka's post-crisis trajectory as "strong but incomplete," with poverty rates 10% above 2019 levels and 25% of house...
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Can Sri Lanka's Digital Economy Become a Real Jobs Engine?
The World Bank's $50 million initiative catalyzes Sri Lanka's digital economy by attracting $10 million in private investment for accelerators, skill...
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Cyclone Ditwah's $2B Damage to Sri Lanka: Economic Toll and Recovery Path
Cyclone Ditwah struck in early December 2025 with devastating force, inflicting an estimated $2 billion in damages across Sri Lanka's Eastern and Nor...
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Sri Lanka Budget 2026: 16% Revenue Target to Slash Debt – Family Impacts
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake unveiled Budget 2026 with an ambitious projection of government revenue reaching 16% of GDP, equivalent to Rs3.2 t...
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Sri Lanka's 5.4% Growth: Recovery or Mirage?
Sri Lanka's economy surged 5.4% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2025, delivering its most vigorous expansion since the devastating 2022 financia...
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Government Initiatives for Startup Recovery: Navigating Funding Gaps
To prevent a "brain drain" of entrepreneurial talent following recent economic hurdles, the government has rolled out a series of initiatives focused...
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