Sri Lanka logged 904,855 tourist arrivals between January 1 and May 6, but daily arrivals in April and May fell sharply against the strong January–March pace.
SusTour finalises August launch after May 6 meeting; Deputy Tourism Minister Ruwan Ranasinghe to officiate, Australia and SLTDA pledge support.
CBSL data for April 2026 shows remittances up year-on-year despite a monthly dip, gross official reserves at US$ 6.759 bn, and tourism arrivals slowing.
COPF told CBSL that NDB's internal audit, external auditors, board audit committee and CBSL's own banking supervision unit all missed the fraud.
ASPI ended +0.29% at 23,063 after crossing 23,000 intraday and dipping back. S&P SL20 closed +0.43% at 6,319; turnover Rs.4bn.
Fitch assigned an expected BBB+(lka) rating to People's Leasing's planned Rs.10bn 5-year subordinated listed debenture, two notches below the issuer rating.
CPCEC Chairman Harsha Amarasekara says Middle East roadshow will pitch Port City as a supplementary investment zone, with CHEC and SL missions co-hosting.
Commercial bank selling rates touched Rs.325 to the dollar on Friday, the weakest level since the rupee's recovery cycle began in March.
Esna Group's Shermans Logistics partners with India's Glottis Ltd on project cargo, renewable energy logistics and freight forwarding across both markets.
Sri Lanka's Export Development Board and KCCI discuss greater FTA utilisation, B2B engagement and trade facilitation at Colombo meeting.
Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation General Ltd. says it has reached the milestone, strengthening its lead over private rivals in the general insurance market.
Vietjet Air will launch direct Colombo–Ho Chi Minh City flights on August 18 with three round-trips a week, opening Asia-Pacific connectivity for Sri Lanka.
ADB Country Director Shannon Cowlin says tsunami, terror, COVID, the economic crisis and Ditwah have exposed structural weaknesses needing deep reform.
Five sub-projects covering Ambatale, Jubilee, Kolonnawa, Lunugamvehera and Jaffna will move into procurement under a $250m ADB-backed initiative.
Vietnam Airlines and VietJet Air will officially launch direct services to Sri Lanka during Tô Lâm's May 7-8 state visit, opening a new ASEAN air corridor.
ASPI rose 1.13 percent to 22,997 on Thursday, just shy of the 23,000 mark, as reports of a US one-page MoU to Iran lifted regional risk sentiment.
The Hayleys co-chairman subscribed to 22.95 million shares at Rs. 200 each in the conglomerate's first rights issue since he took control in 2009.
EU's Green Recovery Facility says recent GSS+ bond issuances have raised Rs. 85bn (EUR 186m) for renewable energy, water and social infrastructure in Sri.
FTZMA told the PUCSL consultation that activating Section 13 would save foreign exchange and unlock private renewable investment at no cost to the Treasury.
Potential German investors will visit Colombo for the German Business Forum 2026 on May 27-29, the BOI confirmed, with apparel and rubber anchoring trade.
Indian HC Santosh Jha cites US$ 6.4bn 2025 trade turnover after Beijing's embassy in New Delhi claimed China had become Sri Lanka's No. 1 trading partner.
Transport Minister Bimal Rathnayake says the contractor is delaying the Galle Face link, with the second segment to Lotus Roundabout now slated for mid-2027.
Brent fell 3.5 percent to $97.5 and WTI 3 percent to $92 as a US one-page MoU to Iran via Pakistan signalled a shift toward diplomacy over the Strait of.
The six designated companies are expected to bring $14.6m in FDI and 650 jobs across IT, logistics, consultancy and maritime technology over five years.