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Lanka Business Online · දින 3 කට පෙර ව්‍යාපාර සහ ආර්ථිකය

Fitch Upgrades Three Sri Lanka Bank-Owned NBFIs Following Parent Rating Upgrades; Outlooks Stable

Fitch Ratings has upgraded the National Long-Term Ratings of three Sri Lankan bank-supported non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) following the upgrade of their parent banks’ ratings. — People’s Leasing and Finance PLC (PLC) has been upgraded to ‘AA-(lka)’...

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Lanka Business Online · දින 3 කට පෙර ව්‍යාපාර සහ ආර්ථිකය

Opinion: We Have a Plan to Collect More Rupees. Where Is the Plan to Earn More Dollars?

Better tax collection strengthens Government finances. But lasting economic security also depends on what Sri Lanka can earn from the world. By Eng. Lalith Kahatapitiya Sri Lanka has announced a strategy to raise Government tax revenue to at least 17% of GDP b...

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EconomyNext · දින 3 කට පෙර ව්‍යාපාර සහ ආර්ථිකය

Sri Lanka defers mandatory TIN certificate requirement to April 2027 amid high demand

In light of the administrative bottleneck that followed, the government has decided to push back the deadline.

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EconomyNext · දින 3 කට පෙර ව්‍යාපාර සහ ආර්ථිකය

EU-backed export initiative prepares Sri Lanka SMEs for global markets

The initiative is implemented by the EDB together with the IFC and the European Union,

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Fitch Ratings revises Sri Lanka Telecom to ‘AA+(lka)’

Following national rating scale recalibration

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Sri Lanka lawmakers raise cronyism fears over rushed tyre import controls

"The exact same thing happened in the tile industry, turning it into a protected duopoly.

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Daily FT · දින 3 කට පෙර ව්‍යාපාර සහ ආර්ථිකය

Rising real estate prices warrant monitoring: CBSL

The continued upward trend in real estate prices, together with the banking sector’s increasing exposure to real estate activities, warrants continued monitoring, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) said, warning that a sharp correction in property prices cou...

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Fitch Revises Sri Lanka Telecom to ‘AA+(lka)’ Following National Rating Scale Recalibration

Fitch Ratings has revised Sri Lanka Telecom PLC’s (SLT) National Long-Term Rating to ‘AA+(lka)’ from ‘AA-(lka)’ following the recalibration of the Sri Lankan National Rating scale. The Outlook is Stable. The recalibration reflects changes in the relative credi...

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Fitch Upgrades Kotagala Plantations to ‘B-(lka)’; Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings has upgraded Kotagala Plantations PLC’s National Long-Term Rating to ‘B-(lka)’, from ‘CCC(lka) and assigned a Stable Outlook. The upgrade factors in improving liquidity as Kotagala accessed new bank financing in the financial year ended March 202...

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Lanka Business Online · දින 4 කට පෙර ව්‍යාපාර සහ ආර්ථිකය

CFA Society Sri Lanka and Deloitte to Host Programme on Successful Mergers and Acquisitions

CFA Society Sri Lanka, in collaboration with Deloitte, will host a professional development programme titled “Demystifying Key Concepts to Successful Mergers and Acquisitions” on Thursday, 5 November 2026, from 8.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. at Courtyard by Marriott,...

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Lanka Business Online · දින 4 කට පෙර ව්‍යාපාර සහ ආර්ථිකය

Beyond Economic Stability: Bridging the Gap Between Recovery and Household Prosperity

“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt, Second Inaugural Address, 20 January 1937. By Prof. Asoka.S.Seneviratne Intro...

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Daily FT · දින 4 කට පෙර ව්‍යාපාර සහ ආර්ථිකය

JKH 2Q PBT up 2% to Rs. 7.95 b; attributable profit soars 213%

John Keells Holdings PLC (JKH) yesterday said profit attributable to equity holders of the parent rose 213% to Rs. 5.17 billion in the second quarter of 2026/27, from Rs. 1.65 billion a year earlier, while Group profit before tax (PBT) increased 2% to Rs. 7.95...

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Daily FT · දින 5 කට පෙර ව්‍යාපාර සහ ආර්ථිකය

1H Budget swings to surplus; debt at 88.8% of GDP

The Government’s Budget swung to a surplus of Rs. 9.5 billion in the first half of 2026 from a deficit of Rs. 405.6 billion a year earlier, as a surge in revenue and lower execution of capital expenditure

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President pledges tax cuts in 2027 Budget

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has pledged further tax cuts in next month’s Budget, saying the reductions would be made without jeopardising the Government’s revenue target.

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$ 840 m funding to transform agriculture, create jobs

The Government in partnership with the World Bank Group and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), yesterday announced the launch of the Sri Lanka AgriConnect Joint Implementation Plan, a coordinated effort to transform the country’s agrif...

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SEC Chief: Growth targets need capital, not announcements

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Senior Prof. Hareendra Dissabandara has called on the Government to make capital market development part of its growth strategy in the forthcoming Budget. He warned that Sri Lanka cannot reach higher growth by...

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Daily FT · සති 1 කට පෙර ව්‍යාපාර සහ ආර්ථිකය

Sri Lanka joins Orange Movement, opens access to $ 500 m funding pool by 2030

Sri Lanka yesterday formally joined the global Orange Movement as the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) and the Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) signed an MoU to bring Orange Bonds into the local capital market.

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Daily FT · සති 1 කට පෙර ව්‍යාපාර සහ ආර්ථිකය

Govt. signals stronger capital market push in 2027 Budget

Finance and Planning Deputy Minister Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando yesterday said the Government’s capital market policies would be far more visible in the 2027 Budget, conceding that steps taken over the past two years had not been widely seen, leading some to c...

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Daily FT · සති 1 කට පෙර ව්‍යාපාර සහ ආර්ථිකය

Exports hit record in Sept., nine-month earnings at all-time high

Sri Lanka’s export sector posted its highest-ever monthly performance in September 2026, with total earnings surpassing $ 1.69 billion and reflecting a 17.23% year-on-year (YoY) growth driven by strong

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