Sri Lanka Private Credit Slows in Dec 2025 Amid Ditwah, Govt Borrowings Soar

Myanmar Extends Food Aid to Sri Lanka in Wake of Cyclone Ditwah - LNW Lanka News Web

February 09, Colombo (LNW): Myanmar has stepped forward with humanitarian assistance to Sri Lanka, donating 500 metric tonnes of rice to support communities hit hard by Cyclone Ditwah.The shipment was formally handed over today (09) by Myanmar’s Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Marlar Than Htaik, to the Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development, Wasantha Samarasinghe. The rice is expected to be distributed among families fac…

Sri Lanka launches post-disaster recovery planning after Cyclone Ditwah

Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), chaired a meeting on the Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) on February 6, 2026, at the Ministry of Defence, with the participation of senior officials representing key stakeholder institutions. The PDNA process is being carried out by the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) in collaboration with the Department of National Planning (NPD) and national and international development…

Sri Lanka’s Private Credit Decelerates in December 2025 as Ditwah and Government Borrowings Surge

FINANCIAL CHRONICLE – In December 2025, credit extended by Sri Lankan commercial banks to private borrowers decreased to 182.8 billion rupees from a peak of 262 billion rupees in the previous month, according to official data. This decline coincided with a significant rise in government borrowings. Throughout 2025, Sri Lankan banks provided a total of 2,056 billion rupees in loans to private borrowers, directing a substantial portion of savings …

Sri Lanka private credit slows in Dec 2025 amid Ditwah, govt borrowings soar

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s credit to private borrowers from commercial banks fell to 182.8 billion rupees in December 2025 down from a peak of 262 billion rupees in November, as government borrowings spike, official data shows. Sri Lanka’s banks had loaned 2,056 billion rupees to private borrowers in the whole of 2025, channelling a large volume of savings to non-government sectors which includes purchases of cars. Car imports however bring large…