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Sampath Bank partners with Bancstac to Enable Google Pay Acceptance for Merchants

Srilanka, Oct. 6 -- Sampath Bank now enables businesses to accept Google Pay over the Sampath Bank Internet Payment Gateway (IPG), powered by Bancstac. This innovation allows merchants to seamlessly o... Read More


IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement on the Seventh Review under the Extended Fund Facility with Sri Lanka

Srilanka, Oct. 6 -- IMF staff and the Sri Lankan authorities have reached staff-level agreement on economic policies to conclude the Seventh Review of Sri Lanka's reform program supported by the IMF's... Read More


Sri Lankan Islamic Finance Industry to Advance from Small Footprint: Fitch Ratings

Srilanka, Oct. 5 -- Fitch Ratings expects Sri Lanka's Islamic finance industry to grow over the medium term, supported by regulatory progress, rising political will, and expanding conventional-bank pa... Read More


HIP Crosses One Million TEU Milestone; Advances Capacity Expansion Towards Two Million TEUs

Srilanka, Oct. 4 -- Hambantota International Port (HIP) has surpassed one million TEUs in cumulative container throughput since the commissioning of new quay cranes in 2025, marking a significant mile... Read More


IMF says more time needed for Sri Lanka's seventh review discussions

Srilanka, Oct. 3 -- Sri Lanka's transition from economic stabilisation to its next phase of sustainable growth took centre stage at the Sampath Bank Economic Forum 2026, where IMF Resident Representat... Read More


From Stability to Transformation: What Sri Lanka's Industrial Policy Experience Teaches Us

Srilanka, Oct. 2 -- "The best way to predict the future is to create it." - Peter Drucker By Prof. Asoka S.Seneviratne Introduction Sri Lanka has never been without industrial policy. For decades... Read More


RIUNIT London forum looks to 'unlock' Sri Lanka's real estate sector

Srilanka, Oct. 2 -- More than 100 investors, diplomats, business leaders and property professionals gathered in London on 16 September for the Sri Lanka Real Estate Investment Forum: London 2026, conv... Read More


ADB approves USD100mn loan to overhaul Sri Lanka's vocational training system

Srilanka, Oct. 2 -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $100 million results-based loan to transform Sri Lanka's technical and vocational education and training (TVET) system, aiming to eq... Read More


Lead Agencies Convene to Accelerate Implementation of National Export Development Plan (NEDP) 2026-2030

Srilanka, Oct. 1 -- The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB), in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development, convened a coordination meeting with the Lead Impleme... Read More


Sri Lanka and Palestine Reaffirm Commitment to Deepen Economic Cooperation and Trade Relations

Srilanka, Oct. 1 -- The Representative of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the State of Palestine, Farook Mohamed Fawzer, paid a courtesy call on Minister of National Economy of the S... Read More