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Brandix CEO calls for Customs pre-clearance to protect Sri Lanka’s fading tariff edge | Daily FT
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (67+ words) Brandix Lanka CEO Ashroff Omar called for a system of Customs pre-clearance directly from manufacturing plants to eliminate waiting time in the supply chain, warning that Sri Lanka’s current tariff advantage over regional competitors is not guaranteed to last and…...
Global expert delivers blunt verdict on Sri Lanka’s banks | Daily FT
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (46+ words) Sri Lanka is overbanked relative to regional peers and should brace for consolidation, 3A Ventures International Partner and Director – Asia Cyrus Daruwala told delegates at ‘The CIO Confluence 2026:... Thursday Sep 10, 2026 3A Ventures International Partner and Director – Asia Cyrus Daruwala – Pic by Lasantha…...
Uncertainty and indecision clouds over Sri Lanka???s economy
1+ week, 3+ day ago (140+ words) Nearly two years into the Anura Kumara Dissanayake Presidency, Sri Lanka’s economic recovery remains shrouded in uncertainty. On the back of indecision and a lack of a cohesive policy, we are facing the possibility of seeing the hard-fought gains post-bankruptcy…...
Sri Lanka???Hong Kong trade and investment opportunities strengthened through strategic collaboration
1+ week, 4+ day ago (18+ words) Sri Lanka–Hong Kong trade and investment opportunities strengthened through strategic collaboration Daily FT Wednesday Sep 02, 2026...
Can Mannar???s Gas Basin change Sri Lanka???s story?
1+ week, 5+ day ago (94+ words) Wednesday Sep 02, 2026 Discussions with US Senate Energy Committee The Petroleum Development Authority of Sri Lanka (PDASL) on the 27 August 2026 announced that the country is seeking investors to develop natural gas resources in the Mannar Basin. This presents the country with…...
New constitution for Sri Lanka: At what price?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (95+ words) By Sa’adi Thawfeeq Well, it was not long in coming - the withdrawal of hosting rights by the ICC from Sri Lanka for the inaugural Women’s Champions Trophy in February next year. By removing Sri Lanka as hosts the ICC has…...
Sri Lanka???s PR Wire named???Best Consultancy to Work For??? in Asia-Pacific by PRovoke Media for 4th year
2+ week, 5+ day ago (41+ words) Sri Lanka’s PR Wire named ‘Best Consultancy to Work For’ in Asia-Pacific by PRovoke Media for 4th year Daily FT Wednesday Aug 26, 2026 PR Wire Managing Director Ashan Kumar (right) receiving the award from PRovoke Media APAC Editor Camillia Dass...
US Ambassador Eric Meyer arrives in Sri Lanka, presents credentials
2+ week, 4+ day ago (91+ words) Daily FT Wednesday Aug 26, 2026 President Anura Kumara Dissanayake with US Ambassador Eric Meyer (seconds from left) Meyer arrived in Colombo on the evening of 22 August, to assume his duties as the 29th United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka. Prior to his…...
Frontier Energy Network takes Sri Lanka oil, gas licensing round to global investors
2+ week, 4+ day ago (19+ words) Daily FT Wednesday Aug 26, 2026...
Is modernisation without ETA adequate to avert Sri Lanka???s next forex calamity?
2+ week, 5+ day ago (89+ words) Is modernisation without ETA adequate to avert Sri Lanka’s next forex calamity? Daily FT Tuesday Aug 25, 2026 Sri Lanka’s post-2022 macroeconomic trajectory has often been described as a textbook recovery. Single-digit inflation, a stabilised rupee, replenished central bank gross official reserves,…...