The Financial Intelligence Unit of Sri Lanka (FIU-Sri Lanka) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the National Center for Financial Information in the Sultanate of Oman (NCFI-Oman) on July 09, 2025, during the 31st Plenary of the Egmont Group, held in Luxembourg. This MOU facilitates the exchange of financial intelligence related to money laundering (ML), associated predicate offences, and terrorist financing (TF), in accordance with the provisions of the Financial Transactions Reporting Act, No. 6 of 2006.
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Financial Intelligence Unit of Sri Lanka entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Center for Financial Information in the Sultanate of Oman
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SL Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) – June 2025
Purchasing Managers’ Indices indicate improvements in both Manufacturing and Services activities in June 2025
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Anti-Pyramid National Awareness Week - 14th to 18th July 2025
The Financial Consumer Relations Department of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka will launch the ‘Anti-Pyramid National Awareness Week’ from 14th to 18th July 2025 under the theme of: “Pyramid is a trap – don’t get into the wrong track.”
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Extension of the Suspension of Business of Perpetual Treasuries Limited
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka, acting in terms of the Regulations made under the Registered Stock and Securities Ordinance and the Local Treasury Bills Ordinance, has decided to extend the suspension of Perpetual Treasuries Limited (PTL) from carrying on the business and activities of a Primary Dealer for a further period of six months with effect from 4.30 p.m. on 05th July 2025, in order to continue the investigations being conducted by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.
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Execution of Resolution Action on Nation Lanka Finance PLC [NLFP] under the Banking (Special Provisions) Act, No. 17 of 2023
Nation Lanka Finance PLC (NLFP), a Licensed Finance Company under the Finance Business Act, No. 42 of 2011 (FBA), has continuously been violating/contravening the provisions of the FBA and several Directions and Rules issued thereunder. Further, the financial condition of NLFP, is not satisfactory due to deficient capital level, poor asset quality, continuous losses and failure in repaying depositors’ money on demand or at maturity, etc.
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Central Bank Launches Transformative Financial Literacy Initiatives Towards Building a Financially Literate Sri Lanka
On 3rd July 2025, the Central Bank marked a significant milestone in its financial inclusion journey with the launch of several transformative initiatives under the Financial Literacy Roadmap of Sri Lanka, aligned with its broader vision of building a “Financially Literate Sri Lanka”. These initiatives reaffirm the Central Bank’s strong commitment to empowering the public with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to transform their financial behavior for sound financial decision-making and sustainable economic wellbeing.
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IMF Executive Board Completes the Fourth Review Under the Extended Fund Facility with Sri Lanka
The IMF Executive Board completed the Fourth Review under the 48-month Extended Fund Facility with Sri Lanka, providing the country with immediate access to SDR 254 million (about US$350 million) to support Sri Lanka’s economic policies and reforms. This is the fifth tranche Sri Lanka receives under the IMF-EFF and the total IMF financial support disbursed so far, accordingly, increases to SDR 1.27 billion (about US$1.74 billion). The IMF issued the following press release on 03 July 2025, which can be accessed from the link below.
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External Sector Performance - May 2025
The external sector of Sri Lanka strengthened further in May 2025, with a continued monthly surplus in the current account. Healthy inflows of workers’ remittances were observed, offsetting a widening trade deficit.
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CCPI based deflation eases further in June 2025
Deflation continued to ease in June 2025. Accordingly, the year-on-year (Y-o-Y) change in the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI, 2021=100) indicated a marginally lower rate of headline deflation, recording 0.6% in June 2025 compared to the deflation of 0.7% in May 2025.
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Sri Lanka PMI - Construction rebounded in May 2025
Sri Lanka Purchasing Managers’ Index for Construction (PMI – Construction), as indicated by the Total Activity Index, rebounded to 59.7 in May 2025. Most of the survey respondents mentioned that construction activities regained momentum in May, recovering from the slowdown in the April festive season.