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Secondary Sri Lankan government bond yields initially rose then recovered by week's end; at the weekly T‑Bill auction the PDMO raised the full Rs.70 billion offered as 91/182/364‑day yields rose to 9.18%, 9.36% and 9.88% respectively. Money market liquidity stayed elevated at Rs.359.79bn, foreign holdings fell by Rs.7.3bn and the rupee weakened to about Rs.331.
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Warren Buffett, 96, stepped down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and was named chairman emeritus, with his son Howard Buffett becoming non-executive chairman. Buffett remains a director and Greg Abel continues as CEO, marking the completion of a long-planned succession.
The Ceylon Chamber's Sri Lanka Economic & Investment Summit 2026 (12-13 Oct) will host a session 'Beyond Fossil Dependence' to examine Sri Lanka's energy transition, renewable adoption and investment; panelists include the IFC regional manager, the Energy Secretary and WindForce PLC's MD.
Colombo Stock Exchange closed lower on Monday, with the ASPI down 0.37% (77.08 points) to 20,979. Market turnover was Rs 750.35 million; Aitken Spence, Nations Trust Bank and HNB Life were positive contributors while Melstacorp, Hatton National Bank, ACL Cables and Access Engineering were top decliners.
Perituza Software Solutions held its second Applying AI in Corporate Workflows workshop in Colombo, focusing on using AI to improve corporate sales operations through practical demos, buy-vs-build guidance, Microsoft 365 integrations and change management to drive measurable ROI.
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce will hold the Sri Lanka Economic & Investment Summit on 12-13 Oct 2026, with a session titled 'Beyond Fossil Dependence' focused on energy transition, renewable adoption and energy security; panelists include WindForce MD Manjula Perera, the Energy Secretary and PUCSL DG.
Sarvodaya Development Finance (SDF.N0000) was ranked 1st in Category 3 by K Seeds Investments for Q1 2026/27, reporting revenue of Rs.1.92bn (+44.4% YoY) and profit of Rs.201.44m (+57.3% YoY); assets ~Rs.38.8bn, ROE 4.45%.
SLIIT concluded its September 2026 convocation, awarding degrees to over 3,500 graduates, the largest cohort in its history. The institution cites a 98% employment rate within six months and links the cohort to national ICT export and digital-economy targets under the Public Investment Programme.
Prof. Samitha Hettige argues that China has defended Sri Lanka at UN forums on human-rights matters and backed domestic development, citing Chinese help on water and sanitation projects, including a 27+ km irrigation tunnel, and a gifted specialist kidney hospital.
Diesel & Motor Engineering (DIMO) completed its DIMO Care Camp 2026 with 38 activations across the island from 8 Aug-15 Sep, providing tractor inspections, servicing, repairs, spare parts, technical advice, training and community health checks to strengthen after-sales support for farmers.
Maliban Biscuit Manufactories moved up five places to 15th in LMD's Most Respected Entities in Sri Lanka 2026 ranking, from 20th in 2025. The ranking was based on a March-April survey of 600 senior professionals using a weighted scoring of first/second/third-place nominations.
Doc990, operated by Digital Health (a subsidiary of Dialog Axiata PLC), has partnered with Lassana Health to integrate Lassana's pharmacy platform into the Doc990 app and web, enabling prescription ordering and medicine delivery across the Western Province.
HNB PLC has partnered with the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing as the Exclusive Banking Partner for the Effie Awards Sri Lanka 2026 and SLIM DIGIS 2.6, securing exclusive sponsorship and branding rights across both events.
Ideal Motors (Pvt) Ltd won multiple workplace and organisational culture awards in 2026, including the No.1 Gold Medal in the Small & Medium category of Best Workplaces™ Sri Lanka 2026, recognition as one of the 20 Great Workplaces for Young Talent, and ranked No.18 in Best Workplaces™ in Asia.
Ambewela has launched a new Mango Flavoured Yoghurt in an 80g cup, made from milk sourced from its own farms, expanding its premium flavoured yoghurt range and reinforcing its position in the premium yoghurt category.
Omega Traders is opening a new Lentil & Orid Dhal Processing Factory in Wattala, to be inaugurated on 18 Sept 2026, with about 150 metric tonnes per eight-hour production day capacity. The facility adds advanced sorting and quality-control systems and will process locally sourced black matpe to boost domestic value addition.
Kings Hospital Colombo launched Sri Lanka's first AI-powered hospital chatbot, providing 24/7 natural-language support for enquiries, doctor availability, channeling and appointments. The chatbot aims to cut phone/desk wait times, streamline bookings and improve operational efficiency while complementing staff for complex cases.
Hemas Holdings' Baby Cheramy partnered with the Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians at the 19th Asia Pacific Congress of Paediatrics and showcased its relaunched multi‑benefit baby care range. The products are dermatologically/clinically tested and marketed as baby‑safe, with new formulations (Natural Ceramides) and diaper/pants options.
Sri Lanka's Ambassador to South Korea, M.K. Pathmanaathan, met officials of the Busan Chamber to strengthen commercial ties and promote Sri Lanka Expo 2027 (14-17 Jan 2027 at BMICH), seeking strong Korean participation and highlighting the MoU between the two chambers.
Evolution Auto says TOPS (trillion operations per second) is becoming a key spec for software-defined EVs, promoting models offering 48 TOPS (XPENG L03) up to 100 TOPS (AVATR 07) and urging consumers to consider computing capability alongside battery and range.
Soft Gallery (Pvt) Ltd opened a new office and announced a global expansion roadmap for its Gallery HR platform, which serves about 350 client organisations across seven countries, and will enhance the product with AI, automation and advanced HR analytics.
Russia's employment programmes (eg. Alabuga Start) are recruiting young women from Asia, shown by two Sri Lankan sisters, who gain professional experience, learn Russian, support their families and help fill staffing needs while building people-to-people ties that serve as soft power.
Colombo Stock Exchange opened marginally higher: ASPI rose 14.13 points to 21,070.39 and the S&P SL20 gained 0.11% to 5,935.33, with turnover of LKR 9.97m. Notable movers included Industrial Asphalts (+16.7%), Prime Lands, Dialog, Haycarb and NDB; SMB Finance and Commercial Bank fell; Softlogic Finance announced a LKR 1.002bn rights issue and Aitken Spence Hotel Holdings proposed up to LKR 5bn debenture issue.
Salesforce expanded Headless 360 so authorised AI agents can securely access reusable Salesforce capabilities via new MCP servers, Data 360, Slack integrations, developer tools and reusable Skills. The update aims to integrate AI agents into Marketing, Sales, Service, Commerce and data workflows while preserving identity, permissions and governance.
IFC Sri Lanka operations officer Rukshila Gooneratne urged the spices sector to adopt AI, traceability, branding and value addition to capture premium export markets and support Sri Lanka's $36bn export target by 2030. She highlighted IFC support for cinnamon GI, tech-driven productivity and climate-resilience measures.
Passport Reports' September data rank Sri Lanka 35th of 199 in the Welcoming Ranking, while the Sri Lankan passport is ranked 170th with a Mobility Score of 53 (access to 53 destinations) and 145 destinations requiring visas.
Spera unveiled Spera Humanoid, Prototype One, a full-scale bipedal humanoid developed in Sri Lanka for security applications and aimed at international markets as the company moves toward commercial deployment.
Prime Lands became the first Sri Lankan real estate developer to receive YouTube's Silver Play Button after surpassing 100,000 subscribers; the group now has a YouTube community of over 600,000 subscribers and marked the milestone during its 30th anniversary as part of a digital-first marketing shift.