The rupee weakened to 331.55/65 and most yields rose. Wednesday's auction offers Rs. 100bn — a third straight increase after the last one fell 27% short.
The Opposition Leader put an unconfirmed report of 3,000 lost jobs on X. HSBC has said nothing, and no other verified newsroom has reported it.
SLPA scraps China Merchants JV, returns $29.8mn to shareholders. New logistics hub to seek private partner via competitive tender.
Twenty-one COYLE members met Vietnam's chamber of commerce, contractors and software associations in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from 8 to 13 October.
Active credit cards reached 2,297,783 by end-August, up 6.1% this year. The June slowdown EconomyNext describes was not the low point — July was.
A net Rs. 364 million came in during the week to 16 October, taking three-week inflows to Rs. 5.5 billion and foreign holdings to Rs. 202.4 billion.
Sri Lanka's main wholesale fish market is clogged with rotting waste. Traders blame a third-party cleaning contractor; an official calls the smell bearable.
CAA raids across 20 districts seize 1,140 PVC pipes sold without mandatory SLS certification; most premises lack purchase invoices.
September High Grown output was 3.49 MnKg, the lowest since 1992. The three elevations sum to the national total, which lets the missing figure be derived.
The national grid suffered a total system failure on Saturday. The Energy Minister says a glitch reported a day earlier at Upper Kotmale is under investigation.
Litro's chairman promises relief by 20 October, then forecasts no shortage ever again. Four announced release days consume more than one full shipment.
The appointment took effect on 16 October. The company's own biography foregrounds restructuring 'ailing entities' and names no predecessor.
The index rose 1.07% to 20,185.05 on Friday, erasing Wednesday's fall. An NDB analyst had named 20,000 as the level where buying would emerge.
FAO's Sri Lanka head wants forecast-triggered financing agreed before hazards strike. The World Bank says the problem is spending money already allocated.
The 450-room Galle Face hotel will reopen under the Radisson Blu brand in Q4 2026, pending sign-off from Radisson's Belgian unit.
The port delivered 86,389 vehicles in 2025 and 81,180 in nine months of 2026. New-vehicle volumes fell while used volumes rose.
The 2025 HIES report slips two months over data cleaning, computerisation delays and cadre vacancies, MPs on the public finance committee were told.
Foundation laid for a Rs. 189 million Groundwater Resources Board unit in Jaffna, expected to complete in 300 days.
The third earth failure at the same hillside in eleven days, on track reopened on 2 October after ten months of Cyclone Ditwah repairs.
Kurdish delegation explores trade beyond tea with Ceylon Chamber. Food, agriculture, education and tourism discussed but no deals announced.
Three more newsrooms have now filed. The People's Bank of China designated the Bank of China's Colombo branch, which began operating on 15 October.
Subscriptions open 20 October on five-year paper at 12.8% and seven-year at 13% — below what two smaller issuers paid weeks earlier.
The national carrier pushed back its resumption date by six days, citing the security situation. It is the second extension since flights were halted.
Earnings reached US$185.6 million, a second straight year-on-year gain. The nine-month total is 9.2% down, and the US$4.2bn target now needs an impossible Q4.