Lanka Biz News

10/10/2025

Dhammika Perera’s Rs. 5.5B stake sale in Commercial Bank shows investor confidence and rising market liquidity. 📈

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09/10/2025

Sri Lanka’s Budget 2025: The credibility test is here.
From VAT tweaks to SOE reform, this year’s Budget could shape prices, jobs, and investment. We break down what to watch, what might change, and how it could affect you.

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08/10/2025

Sri Lanka’s comeback is real, but fragile. 🇱🇰 The World Bank says deeper reforms and smarter spending are key to lasting growth.
🔗 https://lankabiznews.com/world-bank-warns-sri-lanka-reform-momentum/

Sri Lanka’s economy may finally be on the mend, but the World Bank has warned that the recovery remains fragile and could easily falter without ...

07/10/2025

Sri Lanka’s recovery is real, but will investment follow?
From PPPs to export diversification, the next chapter depends on ex*****on. Explore the policy moves, sector signals, and investor watchpoints that could shape the country’s future.
📊 Read the full analysis on LankaBizNews.
🔗 https://lankabiznews.com/sri-lanka-recovery-is-real-next-is-investment/

Sri Lanka’s economy has moved from crisis stabilisation to a sustained recovery. Growth has returned across multiple quarters, inflation has ...

03/10/2025

What happens when a foreign bank leaves retail? Share shifts, pricing moves, and new risks for customers.

Full analysis. 🔗 https://lankabiznews.com/when-a-global-bank-exits-retail-what-it-means/

A foreign bank’s decision to exit a country’s retail franchise is rarely a one-off curiosity. It is a structural event that reshapes competition, pricing, ...

02/10/2025

🇱🇰 Vehicle imports are back. What changed in 2025, where demand is moving, and how to verify a car before you buy. Read the full guide.
🔗 https://lankabiznews.com/status-of-vehicle-imports-into-sri-lanka-2025/

Sri Lanka lifted the five-year vehicle imports suspension in February 2025. Imports are open under phased controls, tighter age and valuation rules, ..

01/10/2025

Four IMF reviews are complete. Disbursements ~US$1.74bn. Electricity tariffs on cost-recovery. Debt restructuring is almost complete. Arrears reporting strengthened after corrections. See what this means for rates, taxes, FX and growth. Full scorecard on Lanka Biz News.
🔗 https://lankabiznews.com/imf-review-scorecard-where-sri-lanka-stands-now/

IMF Review Scorecard? Sri Lanka entered into a 48-month Extended Fund Facility in March 2023 for SDR 2.286bn (~US$3bn). The objectives: ...

30/09/2025

Global tech jobs are shifting and Accenture’s 11,000 layoffs are just the start. AI, reskilling, and visa policy are reshaping the future of work. What does it mean for Sri Lanka’s IT sector? 🧐
Read the full breakdown.
🔗 https://lankabiznews.com/ai-and-the-shifting-landscape-of-tech-jobs/

Artificial Intelligence - AI | In a move that has sent shockwaves through the global tech industry, Accenture, one of the world’s leading consulting ...

29/09/2025

The U.S. Investment Climate Statement for 2025 reports cautious investor sentiment on Sri Lanka. Macro stabilises, confidence lags.
🔗 https://lankabiznews.com/us-state-dep-notes-investor-sentiment-sri-lanka/

Investor conversations about Sri Lanka in late 2025 share a consistent theme: macro indicators are stabilising, yet confidence remains cautious. ..

26/09/2025

🇱🇰 With SVAT ending on Oct 1, Sri Lanka’s exporters warn of a US$80m monthly cash squeeze if VAT refunds are delayed. The risk: strained SMEs, stalled cash flow, and weaker export momentum.
Read more 🔗 https://lankabiznews.com/svat-removal-cash-crunch-vat-refunds-sri-lanka/

With just days to go before the abolition of Sri Lanka’s Simplified VAT (SVAT) regime, leading export associations are warning of a severe ...

25/09/2025

Global spotlight: Time Out ranks Sri Lanka top travel pick for October 2025. Opportunity knocks for tourism, hospitality and investors. 🌍📈
🔗 https://lankabiznews.com/sri-lanka-tops-time-out-global-list-october-2025/

The international travel magazine Time Out has announced its list of the best places to visit in October 2025, placing Sri Lanka firmly at the top. ...

24/09/2025

🚢 The X-Press Pearl | Singapore-based operator declines compensation, leaving Sri Lanka to fund clean-up and recovery alone, for now. Read the full analysis here: 🔗 https://lankabiznews.com/operator-refuses-to-pay-x-press-pearl-damages/

The refusal by the Singapore-based operator of the X-Press Pearl to honour the compensation order has become more than a legal stand-off...