The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) released its third Market Operations Report (MOR) on 31 July 2025. The aim of the MOR is to enhance awareness and knowledge among the stakeholders on monetary operations and foreign exchange operations carried out by the Central Bank in implementing monetary policy under the Flexible Inflation Target (FIT), supported by the flexible exchange rate regime.
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The Central Bank of Sri Lanka publishes the ‘Market Operations Report - June 2025’
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CCPI based deflation continued to moderate in July 2025
Deflationary conditions eased for the fifth consecutive month in July 2025, with the year-on-year (Y-o-Y) change in the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI, 2021=100) recording a milder headline deflation of 0.3%, compared to the deflation of 0.6% in June 2025.
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External Sector Performance – June 2025
External Sector of the Sri Lankan economy remained robust in the first half of 2025 recording a current account surplus despite the widening of merchandise trade deficit.
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Sri Lanka PMI - Construction continued to expand in June 2025
The Sri Lanka Purchasing Managers’ Index for Construction (PMI – Construction), as reflected by the Total Activity Index, recorded a value of 58.6 in June 2025, indicating a continuous expansion in construction activities. Many firms attributed this growth to favourable industry conditions, particularly exhibited by the steady increase in project work and stable price levels.
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Central Bank of Sri Lanka Promotes Digital Payments in Dambulla
Continuing its Digital Payments Promotion Campaign of 2025, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka has organized a promotional event on 1st and 2nd of August 2025 from 9.30 am to 7.00 pm at the Dambulla Dedicated Economic Centre with the participation of Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe, the Governor of CBSL, and other senior officials.
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IMF Staff Concludes Visit to Sri Lanka
The economic reforms implemented by Sri Lankan authorities are bearing fruit, with growth outperforming, inflation progressing to target, external reserves accumulating, and fiscal revenues improving.
Sustaining the reform momentum is critical to safeguarding macroeconomic stability, entrenching the recovery, and building Sri Lanka’s resilience to shocks amid trade policy uncertainty and geopolitical tensions.
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The Central Bank of Sri Lanka keeps the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) unchanged
The Monetary Policy Board decided to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at the current level of 7.75% at its meeting held yesterday. The Board arrived at this decision after carefully considering both domestic and global developments. The Board is of the view that the current monetary policy stance will help steer inflation towards the target of 5% in the period ahead while supporting growth.
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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
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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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.”