Topic: Economy & Finance — Neutral reports only
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[2025-12-24 08:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
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[2025-12-24 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Ministry of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development has initiated a vital recovery program to restore industries paralyzed by the severe weather conditions and nationwide impact of Cyclone Ditwah. As a primary step toward stabilization, the government has authorized a one-time financial grant of Rs. 200,000 per industrial unit to support the revival of affected businesses.
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[2025-12-24 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Cyclone Ditwah, which struck Sri Lanka in late November, has caused an estimated US$4.1 billion in direct physical damage to buildings and contents, agriculture and critical infrastructure, according to a World Bank Group report released on Monday. This damage is equivalent to about 4 percent of Sri Lanka’s GDP.
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[2025-12-24 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: As part of a series of relief measures under its ‘Rebuild Together’ theme, demonstrating its commitment to standing with Sri Lanka when it matters the most, the Commercial Bank of Ceylon on December 22, announced a total commitment exceeding Rs. 125 million towards recovery efforts following Cyclone Ditwah, including a donation of Rs.
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[2025-12-24 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The MKS Group of Companies in Melbourne, made a financial donation of AUS$ 30,000/- (LKR 6,027,039.00) to the ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’Fund established by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, to support the rebuilding and resettlement efforts for the victims affected by the floods and landslides in Sri Lanka caused by Cyclone Ditwah.
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[2025-12-24 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Christian Guild of People’s Bank recently held its 47th Annual Christmas Carols at the People’s Tower, Colombo 02.
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[2025-12-24 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: HNB PLC, one of Sri Lanka’s leading private sector bank, has signed a strategic MoU with Gaia Green Energy Holdings Pvt Ltd, a prominent provider of solar energy systems, to promote sustainable energy adoption through affordable personal and SME loan facilities.
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[2025-12-24 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Hayleys Agriculture Holdings Limited reaffirmed its position as a key driver of Sri Lanka’s export economy after three of its business units were recognised at the Presidential Export Awards 2024/2025, the highest national honour bestowed on exporters, which took place on December 11, at the BMICH in Colombo.
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[2025-12-24 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2025-12-24 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Z oferty ponad 970 punktów wydawania żywności korzysta łącznie 1,5 miliona osób. Około 20 procent z nich ma ponad 63 lata, a prawie 30 procent to dzieci.
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[2025-12-24 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The addition of foreign drone makers, including those from China, to a US trade blacklist is unlikely to heat up relations, observers said
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[2025-12-23 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Housing minister pledges to empower local governments to buy unsold inventory and shift towards selling only finished homes with a ‘what you see is what you get’ model
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[2025-12-23 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Most successful Olympic sailor seals financial backing from private equity group for 2027 campaign and beyond
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[2025-12-23 20:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Gold prices have recorded a notable increase in both the global and local markets. In line with the upward trend in the international market, gold prices in Sri Lanka have also risen.
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[2025-12-23 19:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US chip designer plans to fulfil initial orders from existing stock, with shipments expected to total 40,000 to 80,000 H200 chips
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[2025-12-23 19:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Christmas can provide ‘way out to a radically new and promising life’, he says in wide-ranging message that also touches on economy, AI challenges
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[2025-12-23 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The widening gap, fuelled by a localisation push in China and fierce EV competition, is fuelling fears of political upheaval and rising protectionist sentiment in Berlin
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[2025-12-23 16:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2025-12-23 14:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2025-12-23 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Russian LNG accounted for 23.5 per cent of China’s total shipments, cementing Russia as its top energy partner after President Xi pledged deeper ties
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[2025-12-23 12:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: In our increasingly hi-tech-based economy and financial systems, energy and water resources will be macroeconomically critical
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[2025-12-23 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The 75-year-old lender will work with the newly listed digital asset exchange to issue a co-branded Visa card for HashKey traders
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[2025-12-23 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: While the Western province continued to hold the largest footprint in the country’s nominal GDP, the combined share of the other provinces increased in 2024.
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[2025-12-23 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s national inflation rate decreased to 2.4 percent in November 2025, down from the 2.7 percent recorded in October, the Census and Statistics Department announced yesterday.
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[2025-12-23 06:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Cyclone Ditwah has caused an estimated US$ 4.1 billion in direct physical damage to buildings and contents, agriculture and critical infrastructure, according to a World Bank Group Global Rapid Post-Disaster Damage Estimation (GRADE) report released yesterday (22). This damage is equivalent to about 4 percent of Sri Lanka’s GDP.
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[2025-12-23 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $3 million grant to help address water shortages in Sri Lanka’s Northwestern and Uva provinces by constructing modern pipe distribution network (PDN) systems. The project will provide irrigation to 877 hectares (ha) of farmland, supporting improvements in the country’s agriculture sector.
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[2025-12-23 06:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Democrats Elizabeth Warren and Gregory Meeks also asked for an assessment of the military potential of the AI chips approved for export
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[2025-12-23 06:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Members of the Sri Lankan community in the Washington DC metropolitan area made a generous donation of US$ 10,000 (LKR 3,095,000) on December 18 to the ‘Rebuilding Sri Lanka’ fund established by the Central Bank in support of the ongoing flood relief efforts.
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[2025-12-23 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sampath Bank PLC announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Toyota Lanka (Private) Limited recently at the Toyota Lanka Head Office, marking a strategic collaboration aimed at providing enhanced financial and value-added benefits to customers purchasing Toyota vehicles across Sri Lanka.
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[2025-12-23 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: People’s Bank has extended the first loan under a special Government-intervened loan scheme introduced to support the rehabilitation of micro, small and medium-scale enterprises (MSMEs) affected by Cyclone Ditwah.
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[2025-12-23 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: We refer to our announcement dated November 12, 2025 and wish to inform that DFCC Bank has received approval from the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, in terms of Section 12(1)(c) of the Banking Act No. 30 of 1988 (as amended), to proceed with the proposed acquisition. Following receipt of this regulatory approval, DFCC Bank will proceed with the next phases of the transaction, including the planned migration and integration activities.
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[2025-12-23 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Sri Lanka’s most Trusted and Innovative media services provider
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[2025-12-23 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Bids invited for the development, operation, management and maintenance of The Pier in Hung Hom for about three years
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[2025-12-23 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: American researchers say restrictions on Chinese imports could help create complications for Beijing’s economic growth target next year
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[2025-12-23 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: New policy by the People’s Bank of China applies to one-off debts up to 10,000 yuan incurred since 2020, aiming to help people rebuild credit
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[2025-12-22 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Alleging that European subsidies are hurting Chinese producers, Beijing has imposed fees that look to hit French exporters the hardest
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[2025-12-22 21:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: City leader says bridge will open up transport networks of cooperation zone and promote cross-border talent flow and integration
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[2025-12-22 21:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Return tickets for adults will cost HK$116 from next Monday, while fares for children and the elderly will jump to HK$75
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[2025-12-22 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing moves to protect consumers and merchants, with new 29-article regulation tightening oversight of the fast-growing digital economy
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[2025-12-22 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Shipments of permanent magnets to Europe saw a large increase in November, as Beijing begins granting general licences for rare earth exports
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[2025-12-22 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Proposed legislation seeks to lower child-rearing costs and standardise services, especially for children under three, to ease the burden on parents
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[2025-12-22 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: At a time when uneven K-shaped recoveries are increasingly prevalent, Hong Kong’s office sector is experiencing its own unbalanced rebound
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[2025-12-22 18:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-22 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US investment bank, having correctly predicted the stock market gains this year, expects the bull run to continue, but at a slower pace
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[2025-12-22 14:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss takeaways from the central economic work conference, native-level English proficiency, and how to honour those lost in the Tai Po fire
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[2025-12-22 13:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Hong Kong’s market will close early on Wednesday and remain shut on December 25 and 26
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[2025-12-22 13:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beijing is reviving stalled trade talks with Seoul as the Lee administration breaks with Tokyo on Taiwan, and analysts say Chinese market access could be the geopolitical prize
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[2025-12-22 10:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Chinese carmakers could sell about 270,000 semi-autonomous vehicles next year, representing 1 per cent of the total market, Daiwa says
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[2025-12-22 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: A new development programme is proposed to be implemented aimed at increasing the number of companies registered in the stock market to 1000.
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[2025-12-22 06:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a disbursement of SDR150.5 million (about US$206 million, equivalent to 26 percent of quota) for Sri Lanka under the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI). This emergency support will help address urgent balance-of-payments and fiscal pressures arising from the catastrophic Cyclone Ditwah, which hit the country on November 28.
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