# News & Updates

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## Sri Lanka Trade & Export News

Headlines from Sri Lankan business media. Updated every 6 hours.

EconomyNextOct 16, 2026

#### Sri Lanka delays key socio-economic report over data accuracy, compilation

Sri Lanka has been struggling to provide subsidies only for targeted vulnerable groups due to lack of accurate data

EconomyNextOct 16, 2026

#### Sri Lanka stocks close up 1.07-pct on Friday, turnover at Rs1.14bn

Positive contributors to the ASPI were Dialog Axiata, Ceylon Cold Stores, Distilleries, Hatton National Bank

EconomyNextOct 16, 2026

#### Kurdistan delegation, Sri Lanka business body discuss expanding trade beyond tea

Discussions covered expanding trade beyond tea, Sri Lanka’s traditional export to Iraq, with potential in food and bever

EconomyNextOct 16, 2026

#### Sri Lanka’s Vidullanka secures $1.35mn mini hydro contract in Fiji

Vidullanka will execute the commissioning of a 100-kilowatt (kW) mini hydro facility located at Buca Village in Fiji

EconomyNextOct 16, 2026

#### US grants $17mn to modernise Colombo port digital systems

US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Eric Stern Meyer announced the grant during a visit to the Colombo port, following discussion

EconomyNextOct 16, 2026

#### Sri Lanka’s Amana Takaful adds claim tracking, document submission on app

Customers can digitally submit the documents required to support the settlement of their claims.

EconomyNextOct 16, 2026

#### Ajith Medis to head Sri Lanka’s SMB Finance

Professor Ajith Medis has extensive experience in academia, financial services, business strategy, and management.

EconomyNextOct 16, 2026

#### Sri Lanka stocks trend up, ASPI gains 0.60-pct

Positive contributors to the ASPI were Dialog Axiata, Commercial Bank, Sri Lanka Telecom, and Sampath Bank

EconomyNextOct 16, 2026

#### Sri Lanka rupee at 331.15/25 to US dollar spot, bond yields steady

Stocks opened up

NZ Business MagazineOct 15, 2026

#### Sri Lanka Expo – 14th to 17th January 2027

Sri Lanka Expo – 14th to 17th January 2027 NZ Business Magazine

EconomyNextOct 15, 2026

#### Sri Lanka services expands at slower rate in September 2026: PMI

Reflecting improvements across several sub-sectors, led by financial services, with notable contributions from education

Sri LankaOct 15, 2026

#### Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Headlines - Print Edition E-commerce can expand Sri Lanka’s global trade: report - Daily Mirror

Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Headlines - Print Edition E-commerce can expand Sri Lanka’s global trade: report Daily Mirror -…