Ministry of Finance Archives

June 24, 2024

Ministry of Finance Annual Report confirms ComBank accounted for 33% of loans granted by 17 institutions in 2023 The Commercial Bank of Ceylon was the biggest lender to Sri Lanka’s small and medium enterprises (SME) sector by a huge margin in 2023, accounting for nearly a third of the value of the loans disbursed by […]

April 6, 2023

H.E. Mr. IWAMA Kiminori, Ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh and Ms. Sharifa Khan, Secretary, Economic Relations Division, Ministry of Finance signed the Exchange of Notes of the 43rd Official Development Assistance (ODA) Yen Loan of Japan to Bangladesh on 29 March 2023 at Economic Relations Division, Ministry of Finance, Agarga, Dhaka. The second […]

October 24, 2022

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24 October 2022, Colombo: In an unparalleled effort to support the backbone of Sri Lanka’s tea production industry, Seylan Bank, the Bank with a Heart, has become one of the Participating Financial Institutions in a scheme introduced by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Ministry of Finance to develop the island’s […]

May 9, 2022

In its standing as the National Body of Accountants, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) on Thursday submitted a comprehensive set of proposals to the Ministry of Finance focusing on reviving the country’s economy from the ongoing crisis. A high-level delegation from CA Sri Lanka led […]

June 23, 2021

The Committee on Public Finance granted approval on June (21) to issue Rs. 1,000 billion Treasury Bills, under the Local Treasury Bills Ordinance which is scheduled to be presented to Parliament for approval by the Hon. Minister of Finance. The Committee on Public Finance chaired by Hon. Anura Pryarshana Yapa met (21) […]

ComBank biggest lender to Sri Lanka’s SMEs for 4th consecutive year

Japan’s 43rd ODA Yen Loan (2nd Batch) Signed

Seylan Bank sets its sights on developing Tea Smallholders via ADB credit line

CA Sri Lanka submits wide-ranging proposals to finance ministry to help revive economy

Committee on Public Finance approves Rs. 1,000 billion Treasury Bills issue