Sri Lanka PMI - Construction Expanded in March 2026 | Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka PMI - Construction expanded in March 2026 | Central Bank of Sri Lanka

The Sri Lanka Purchasing Managers’ Index for Construction (PMI – Construction), as reflected by the Total Activity Index, recorded a value of 57.1 in March 2026, indicating continued expansion in construction activities, albeit at a slower pace than the previous month. Many respondents reported a challenging operating environment, mainly due to limited availability of fuel and raw materials, rising costs, and logistical bottlenecks stemming from…

Sri Lanka Central Bank data collection rules to be submitted to parliament

ECONOMYNEXT — Sri Lanka’s cabinet has approved a proposal to submit new rules to parliament that will formalize Central Bank (CBSL) data collection from external parties and penalties for failure, a cabinet statement said. The rules on the “Collection of Statistics and Information by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka No. 01 of 2026,” were published in an extraordinary gazette on March 12. Under the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Act No. 16 of 2023, the b…