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Bimputh Lanka liquidation moves ahead despite Supreme Court case

Bimputh applied to the Supreme Court for leave to appeal under application SC/HCLA No. 12/2025.

September 29, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s NDB Bank fraud hits Rs13.6bn as Deloitte finalizes forensic probe

The bank assured stakeholders that it is "a lesson well learnt" after shareholders paid price of declined share value,

September 29, 2026 4 min read

Sri Lanka central bank seeks bids for EDS system

Procurement of an enterprise data solution system as regulator seeks to strengthen its data management and analytics

September 27, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Pan Asia Bank to raise up to Rs5bn with debenture sale

September 25, 2026 1 min read
Sri Lanka central bank seeks panel for troubled bank resolutions

Has called for expressions of interest from qualified parties to serve on a panel of administrators

Over third of Sri Lanka’s listed firms fail to cover interest bills: Central Bank

Sri Lanka to amend State Mortgage and Investment Bank Act to boost profits

SMIB was established under Act No. 13 of 1975 and commenced operations in January 1979.

May 12, 2026 1 min read

Nations Trust Bank completes acquisition of HSBC Sri Lanka's retail business

This brings about 200,000 retail customer accounts under NTB

May 4, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka banks simultaneously warn customers of account hacking by look-alike websites

The websites would also have domain names that closely resemble the actual one

April 25, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka’s NDB appoints Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India to conduct fraud audit

The review will investigate the fraudulent transactions and “lapses in controls, oversight and governance.”

April 23, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s NSB records Rs59bn pre-tax profit

The bank's net interest income rose 16.9 percent to 84.8 billion rupees in 2025, while profit after tax surged by 69.5%

April 22, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka's NDB, central bank to engage global firm for forensic audit

The forensic audit is expected to commence shortly

April 18, 2026 3 min read

NDB irregularities extend to involve other financial institutions: Sri Lanka legislator

Karunanayake charged that CBSL and relevant authorities engaged in a “serious and continuing obstruction” to his dut...

April 14, 2026 1 min read

South and South-East Asia banks face slower-build credit pressure

Higher energy prices, supply-chain disruption, weaker remittance flows would weigh on emerging-market banking systems

April 11, 2026 3 min read

Fitch downgrades Sri Lanka's NDB rating to 'A-(lka)'; Outlook Negative

Also downgraded rating assigned to NDB's Basel III-compliant subordinated debentures to 'BBB(lka)' from 'BBB+(lka)'

April 10, 2026 4 min read

IMF watching NDB fraud situation carefully, Mission Chief says

"We are watching the situation carefully, and we are talking to the central bank"

April 9, 2026 2 min read
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Sri Lanka legislator questions central bank supervision over NDB fraud

Says in NDB fraud billions had gone out of the country; the same central bank that handles the EPF is investing in NDB

April 8, 2026 5 min read

EXPLAINER – Sri Lanka NDB’s Rs.13.2 billion internal fraud

The amount of loss through the fraud increased to Rs.13.2bn from Rs.390 within four days

Shihar Aneez
April 6, 2026 4 min read

Sri Lanka NDB informs CB of “significant loss” after fraud

NDB has informed the bourse that the fraud could lead to Rs.13.2bn loss

April 6, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka's NDB says loss from internal fraud Rs13.2bn, trading halted

NDB addresses fraud incident, estimates loss and reinforces financial strength and stability

April 6, 2026 4 min read

Sri Lanka’s NDB reports major fraud, warns losses may exceed Rs380mn

The bank assured customers that all deposits and account balances remain safe and fully secure

April 3, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka banks to operate shorter hours on Wednesdays

Branches would operate from 9 am to 1 pm.

March 18, 2026 1 min read

Sri Lanka commercial banks exhaust MSME loan quotas; Ministry to allocate new funds

Commercial Bank, HNB, and NDB have exhausted their loan quotas, minister said

March 13, 2026 2 min read

Sri Lanka’s People’s Bank posts record profits, total assets in FY 2025

The Bank's total loans portfolio reached 2.0 trillion rupees

February 27, 2026 1 min read

Small Sri Lanka banks in focus as central bank revives consolidation: Fitch

February 27, 2026 3 min read

Fitch assigns Union Bank's proposed debt 'BB(lka)' rating

The proposed debentures, which will mature in five years, will be listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange.

February 20, 2026 2 min read