SenFin Research – News Updates – 28 August 2026

Sri Lanka tea exports fall in July amid weaker global demand
Sri Lanka’s tea export volumes declined sharply in July 2026, with shipments falling by 3.63 million kilogrammes year-on-year amid weaker performance across most major tea categories.
Source: (Daily News) https://dailynews.lk/2026/08/28/business/1035902/sri-lanka-tea-exports-fall-in-july-amid-weaker-global-demand/

Remittances rise despite 10.6% drop in departures
Despite a 39.7% decline in worker departures from Sri Lanka in March, and a 10.6% overall decline in worker departures in Q1, Sri Lanka’s remittances have sustained growth, indicating higher remittance inflows per worker, SenFin Finance’s remittances report, released this week (25) said. Source: (the morning) https://www.themorning.lk/articles/Kh9MyBtK9hQZauU2NOdD

Foreign investors buy over US$25mn worth of Sri Lanka rupee bonds last week
Foreign investors bought a net 8,297 million rupees (US$25.5 million) worth of Sri Lanka rupee bonds in the week ended on August 21, Central Bank data showed, amid a firmer rupee currency.
Source: (economynext) https://economynext.com/foreign-investors-buy-over-us25mn-worth-of-sri-lanka-rupee-bonds-last-week-282123/