www.ft.lk https://www.ft.lk/RSS_Feeds/sectors The only Sri Lankan newspaper with round the clock news updates - ft.lk Online Edition en-us [email protected] Copyright 2026 ComBank Group takes deposits past Rs. 3 t threshold; posts solid 1H performance https://www.ft.lk/front-page/ComBank-Group-takes-deposits-past-Rs--3-t-threshold--posts-solid-1H-performance/44-796016 https://www.ft.lk/front-page/ComBank-Group-takes-deposits-past-Rs--3-t-threshold--posts-solid-1H-performance/44-796016 Friday, 14 August 2026 06:16 HNB posts strong 1H growth with Rs. 224 b increase in advances https://www.ft.lk/front-page/HNB-posts-strong-1H-growth--with-Rs--224-b-increase-in-advances/44-796015 https://www.ft.lk/front-page/HNB-posts-strong-1H-growth--with-Rs--224-b-increase-in-advances/44-796015 Friday, 14 August 2026 06:12 Sampath Bank 1H PAT up 13% to Rs. 16.6 b https://www.ft.lk/front-page/Sampath-Bank-1H-PAT-up-13--to-Rs--16-6-b/44-796014 https://www.ft.lk/front-page/Sampath-Bank-1H-PAT-up-13--to-Rs--16-6-b/44-796014 Friday, 14 August 2026 06:11 DFCC continues to build scale, strengthen core franchise in 1H https://www.ft.lk/front-page/DFCC-continues-to-build-scale--strengthen-core-franchise-in-1H/44-796013 https://www.ft.lk/front-page/DFCC-continues-to-build-scale--strengthen-core-franchise-in-1H/44-796013 Friday, 14 August 2026 06:08 Oman encourages Sri Lankan investment as economic ties deepen https://www.ft.lk/front-page/Oman-encourages--Sri-Lankan-investment--as-economic-ties-deepen/44-796012 https://www.ft.lk/front-page/Oman-encourages--Sri-Lankan-investment--as-economic-ties-deepen/44-796012 Friday, 14 August 2026 06:07 Eric Meyer sworn in as new US Ambassador to Sri Lanka https://www.ft.lk/front-page/Eric-Meyer-sworn-in-as-new-US-Ambassador-to-Sri-Lanka/44-796011 https://www.ft.lk/front-page/Eric-Meyer-sworn-in-as-new-US-Ambassador-to-Sri-Lanka/44-796011 Friday, 14 August 2026 06:06 JXG to re-enter general insurance market with Rs. 5 b acquisition of Continental Insurance Lanka https://www.ft.lk/front-page/JXG-to-re-enter-general-insurance-market-with--Rs--5-b-acquisition-of-Continental-Insurance-Lanka/44-796010 https://www.ft.lk/front-page/JXG-to-re-enter-general-insurance-market-with--Rs--5-b-acquisition-of-Continental-Insurance-Lanka/44-796010 Friday, 14 August 2026 06:04 President defends proposed 22nd Amendment, explains stance to BASL https://www.ft.lk/news/President-defends-proposed-22nd-Amendment--explains-stance-to-BASL/56-796009 https://www.ft.lk/news/President-defends-proposed-22nd-Amendment--explains-stance-to-BASL/56-796009 Friday, 14 August 2026 06:03 Cabinet approves Rs. 635 m correctional centre for drug offenders in Kekirawa https://www.ft.lk/news/Cabinet-approves-Rs--635-m-correctional-centre-for-drug-offenders-in-Kekirawa/56-796008 https://www.ft.lk/news/Cabinet-approves-Rs--635-m-correctional-centre-for-drug-offenders-in-Kekirawa/56-796008 Friday, 14 August 2026 06:02 Cabinet clears Rs. 232 m to restore 144 religious sites damaged by Cyclone Ditwah https://www.ft.lk/news/Cabinet-clears-Rs--232-m-to-restore-144-religious-sites-damaged-by-Cyclone-Ditwah/56-796007 https://www.ft.lk/news/Cabinet-clears-Rs--232-m-to-restore-144-religious-sites-damaged-by-Cyclone-Ditwah/56-796007 Friday, 14 August 2026 06:02