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High Grown tea production fell to 3.1 million kg in August 2026, the lowest monthly level in 34 years, cutting total national tea output 3.7% YoY to 18.9 million kg; Jan-Aug cumulative production is 172.2 million kg versus 176.9 million kg a year earlier.
Colombo market slipped 0.61% to a six-week low as the ASPI closed at 21,133.41 amid rising oil prices and fears of an interest-rate hike; 172 counters fell, turnover was over Rs.1.6bn and foreign investors were net sellers of Rs.8m.
DFCC Bank PLC disclosed Type A applications for its up to Rs.12.5bn Basel III-compliant Tier-2 debenture issue totalled 147.68 million debentures (Rs.14.77bn) across 117 applications, exceeding the 125 million offer; cheque/RTGS payments were 108.68m (Rs.10.87bn) and bank guarantees 39m (Rs.3.9bn).
The Public Debt Management Office raised the full Rs.70 billion offer as Treasury Bill weighted-average yields rose for the first time in 11 weeks, 91-day 9.18% (+15bp), 182-day 9.36% (+12bp) and 364-day 9.88% (+11bp). Secondary bond yields and money-market rates climbed and the USD/LKR closed around Rs.332.
Global markets traded mixed as the Fed is widely expected to lift rates by 25 basis points; the US 10-year yield rose to 5.04%. Brent crude fell to $108.1/barrel and gold dipped to $4,321/oz, while the US dollar eased slightly.
The Cabinet approved an additional Rs. 2,500 million reimbursement to the Paddy Marketing Board to ensure uninterrupted Yala-season paddy purchases. The Board has bought 67,156 tons (vs. an original target of 35,500) costing Rs. 8,221 million, with Ampara supplying 19,426 tons (Rs. 2,350 million).
High Grown tea output fell to 3.1 MnKg in August, the weakest monthly High Grown yield since 1992, as national production declined 3.65% YoY to 19 MnKg due to heavy rain and persistent cloud cover, Asia Siyaka and Forbes & Walker data show.
Sri Lanka Customs collected Rs. 2,000 crore? No, wait need to ensure correct units. Article states 'Rs. 2 trillion' not 'crore'. Let's produce final JSON summary reflecting that. Apologies. Let's correct and output valid JSON only.
CBSL's Business Condition Index eased to 101 in Q2 2026 from 104 in Q1 but is projected to recover to 107 in Q3. The Q2 slowdown was driven by weaker Agriculture and Industry sentiment while Services remained resilient; firms reported higher input/output prices, rising bank credit demand and tight labour availability.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake launched four hospital construction projects worth Rs.7.1bn (Rs.12bn including equipment). Projects include a Rs.4.19bn JICA‑funded cardiology unit in Trincomalee, a Rs.600m India‑funded A&E unit in Mannar, a Rs.600m ward in Mullaitivu and a >Rs.3bn cardiology unit at Anuradhapura.
Printcare PLC's board recommended a rights issue to raise Rs.700,014,300 by issuing 23,333,810 new ordinary shares at Rs.30 each (19 new shares for every 70 held). The proposal is subject to Colombo Stock Exchange and shareholder approval; shares fell Rs.2.30 to Rs.37.70 after the announcement and net assets were Rs.65.22 per share at end-June 2026.
Sri Lanka's rupee was quoted at 332.00/40 to the US dollar on Thursday, weaker than the prior session's 330.70/331.20; local government bond yields largely consolidated, with 2030-2034 maturities rising to about 11.45-12.10%.
Hunas Holdings PLC has entered a partnership with Japanese investor Yoshimichi Watanabe to back the group's planned expansion in hospitality and real estate. The deal brings foreign capital and international experience as Hunas evaluates a series of developments, with further announcements expected.
Sri Lanka's Treasury bill yields rose across maturities at Wednesday's auction and all Rs70 billion offered were sold. The 3-month yield rose 15bp to 9.18% (Rs25bn sold), the 6-month was up 12bp to 9.36% (Rs25bn), and the 12-month rose 11bp to 9.88% (Rs20bn).
Salesforce has launched Slackforce Surfaces, letting teams turn Salesforce and other enterprise data into live, interactive interfaces inside Slack; the feature is available today for most Slack plans and live-data refresh begins rolling out in October.
Emirates carried over 8.6 million passengers between July and August and says it enters the winter season with strong booking momentum. The airline has retrofitted 104 aircraft, offers Premium Economy on 137 aircraft, has taken 18 deliveries this year and expects six more A350s before year-end.
Rivon Agriglobe and Rivon Lanka launched the ZETOR HORTUS 50 and Agriglobe 50 tractors, the Z-Tukoba power tiller and a range of Rover electric motorcycles at a dealer event in Dambulla on the 4th, attended by over 120 dealers, marking their entry into Sri Lanka's agricultural machinery and e-mobility market.
Aberdeen Holdings (Pvt) Ltd achieved Carbon Neutral Certification from the National Cleaner Production Centre after a comprehensive assessment of its greenhouse gas emissions and environmental practices, with consultancy support from Co‑Energi. The diversified group (17+ companies, ~1,800 employees) says it will continue improving resource efficiency and embedding sustainability across its businesses.
White Peacock will showcase a 'Living Sculpture' themed collection as part of Colombo Fashion Week's new CFW Couture + Trousseau edition, running 17-19 September at City of Dreams Sri Lanka, highlighting artistry, repetition and craftsmanship in fashion.
SLT‑MOBITEL secured the Overall Runners‑Up title at the 41st Annual Mercantile Athletics Championships 2026 for the ninth consecutive year. The three‑day event at Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium featured nearly 2,500 athletes from about 50 mercantile organisations.
Allianz Insurance Lanka is running its fifth annual Allianz Protect road-safety campaign from Sept 14-16, distributing 1,500 child-safe helmets across 30 cities and bringing the programme total to 6,800 helmets. The three-day nationwide initiative is held with the Sri Lanka Police and partner HH Co to promote safer commuting among school children.
Hilton Sri Lanka was named Best Workplace in Sri Lanka for the second consecutive year by Great Place To Work and also won Best Workplace in Asia (Large), Best Multi-National Corporation and the Industry Excellence Award for Hospitality across its four Sri Lanka properties.
The Body Shop has relaunched its Spa of the World collection in Sri Lanka, offering spa-quality bodycare products. The range is sold at the Bagatale Road flagship, outlets including Odel, Alexandra Place, and online with island-wide delivery.
CFA Society Sri Lanka hosted a high-level industry-academia dialogue on developing the next generation of finance and investment talent, focusing on AI, technology and data analytics, changing skill requirements and closer alignment between universities and employers.
The Export Development Board organised Sri Lanka’s first national pavilion at Fine Food Australia 2026 (31 Aug-3 Sep), a 90 sqm pavilion that brought together 12 Sri Lankan food and beverage exporters to showcase tea, cinnamon, coconut products, processed foods and seafood to Australian and international buyers.
Bairaha Farms PLC earned praise for its creative participation at the Pro-Food Pro-Pack & Agbiz 2026 trade expo (Aug 21-23, BMICH, Colombo), where it hosted activities including the Home Cooking Challenge featuring 12 contestants using Bairaha products.
HNB PLC has enabled HNB TxB clients to make real-time online payments to all LankaPay-connected government billers via a single portal from 1 September 2026, covering 306 government institutions including Customs, Inland Revenue and the Employees' Provident Fund.
Zhang Yiming, founder of ByteDance, has become Asia's richest person with a net worth above $105 billion after his fortune rose by more than $12 billion following private valuation markups tied to ByteDance's aggressive AI expansion and new AI products.
Hettich marked 10 years in Sri Lanka with a Partner Meet in Colombo and unveiled Blaupunkt built-in kitchen appliances for the local market; the event included Vallibel One Managing Director Dinusha Bhaskaran among attendees.
Roar Global launched Roar AI, described as Sri Lanka's first AI gateway, giving developers and businesses single-platform access to over 200 frontier and open-source AI models along with locally hosted infrastructure and billing in Sri Lankan rupees.