Category:
Sri Lanka’s national Terrorist Financing risk assessed as medium-high: National Risk Assessment 2024/25
Sri Lanka has successfully completed the National Risk Assessment (NRA) 2024/25 on Money Laundering (ML), Terrorist Financing (TF) and Proliferation Financing (PF), in collaboration with a total of 86 governmental organizations, regulatory bodies and private sector institutions. Accordingly, the country’s national Terrorist Financing (TF) risk, a combination of TF threat and vulnerability, was assessed as […]
CSE Provides Capital Market Access to Kegalle with New Branch
The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) officially opened its Kegalle Branch to the public, further strengthening its countrywide presence. The branch was inaugurated by Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) Senior Professor D.B.P.H Dissabandara, Director of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) Mr. Kosala Gamage and Chief Executive Officer of CSE Mr. […]
APHNH President Raveen Wickremesinghe on trust, standards and collaboration
Sri Lanka’s private healthcare sector is being asked to expand capacity while rebuilding public trust. In this interview, Raveen Wickremesinghe, President of the Association of Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes (APHNH), sets out an evidence-led agenda for the new term, focused on clearer standards, ethical safeguards, and closer alignment with national health priorities. He notes […]
Interview with Rajitha Jayasuriya of Fairway Holdings
As the island economy continues to progress along the road to recovery, the real estate sectoris gathering momentum in terms of its contribution to the construction sector as well as theeconomy as a whole. Several new developments are leading the way from the supply-side ofthe market. Today, we have the distinct pleasure of speaking with […]
Sri Lanka Exporters Invited to Apply for Sri Lanka Expo 2026 International Trade Exhibition
The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) has made an announcement to the Sri Lankan export community that the ‘Sri Lanka Expo 2026’, an international trade exhibition, will be organised with the primary objective of connecting local businesses with international buyers and investors. This major exhibition is scheduled to be held over four days from […]
The New Silk Route: Geopolitical Turbulence and the Strategic Opportunity for SriLanka’s Aviation Assets
By Riyad Riffai The escalating tensions involving Iran, the United States, and Israel have once again exposed the fragility of the global aviation map. For three decades, the great Middle Eastern “super-connectors” Emirates, Qatar Airways, and Etihad Airways built a dominant global network on the promise of geographic efficiency, linking Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australasia […]
Advocata Institute Highlights Regulatory Barrier Limiting Women’s Overtime Earnings
Advocata Institute says that, a regulatory barrier prevents Sri Lankan women achieving pay parity with their male counterparts despite recent legislative amendments have opened doors for women to work night shifts. Despite the 2024 and 2026 liberalizations of the Shop and Office Employees Act (SOEA), which allowed women over 18 to work night shifts in […]
Iran Conflict Raises New Credit Risks for Emerging Market Sovereigns: Fitch Ratings
The Iran conflict could raise additional challenges for some emerging market sovereigns, through such channels as energy imports, remittances, fiscal subsidies, exchange rates and access to international finance, Fitch Ratings says. Hydrocarbon exporters could see positive effects. Under our baseline, in which the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz lasts less than a month […]
CDS Accounts on the Increase. Crosses One Million Accounts
Central Depository Systems (Pvt) Ltd (CDS), a subsidiary of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), has reached a milestone as total registered accounts surpassed the 1 million mark. This achievement coincides with the approach of the organization’s 35th anniversary in September 2026, marking three and a half decades of providing depository infrastructure for the Sri Lankan […]
Risks of Middle East Aviation Disruption Rise the Longer It Lasts
The duration of the aviation disruption following the attacks launched by Israel and the US on Iran on 28 February and Iran’s subsequent attacks on countries in the region, will be fundamental to determining the implications for affected sectors, including airlines, airports, lodging, insurance and lessors, Fitch Ratings says. Our baseline expectation that the conflict […]
VIDEO: Should India Criticise US Attack on Iranian Warship Near Sri Lanka?
Outrage is growing in India after the US military sunk an Iranian warship near Sri Lanka in the Indian ocean. The warship had been in India to take part in the International Maritime Fleet Review and the MILAN multi-nationals drills. Was the US attack an affront to India? Should India criticise it?
Emirates Scales Back Operations Amid Partial Airspace Reopening
Dubai-based carrier Emirates has confirmed it is running a reduced flight schedule until further notice, following the partial reopening of regional airspace. The airline emphasized that safety remains its top priority as it gradually rebuilds operations. On March 5 and 6, more than 100 flights are scheduled to depart from and return to Dubai. These […]