SenFin Research – News Updates – 4 October 2026

SenFin Research – News Updates – 4 October 2026

Sri Lanka’s unemployment rate rises to 4% in Q2 2026
Sri Lanka’s unemployment rate increased to 4.0% in the second quarter of 2026, up from 3.8% during the corresponding quarter of 2025, according to the latest Weekly Economic Indicators report published by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.
Source: (Newswire) https://www.newswire.lk/2026/10/03/sri-lankas-unemployment-rate-rises-to-4-in-q2-2026/

Sri Lanka to keep 5% inflation target for next three years
Sri Lanka will retain its 5% inflation target for the next three years, with the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) allowed a two-percentage-point accountability margin on either side of the target.
Source: (Sunday Observer) https://www.sundayobserver.lk/2026/10/04/business/85574/sri-lanka-to-keep-5-inflation-target-for-next-three-years/

Solar, scaling faster than the grid built to hold it
On September 18, Sri Lanka connected a new floating solar plant on the Ibbankatuwa tank in Dambulla to the national grid, and on the same day commissioned the country’s first grid scale battery storage unit in Anuradhapura
Source: (Sunday Observer) https://www.sundayobserver.lk/2026/10/04/business/85513/solar-scaling-faster-than-the-grid-built-to-hold-it/

T-bill yields rise for third straight week
Treasury bill (T-bill) yields rose across all three maturities at last week’s auction, extending their gains for a third consecutive week, as the auction coincided with the Central Bank of Sri Lanka’s (CBSL) decision to maintain its policy rate at 8.75%.
Source: (the morning) https://www.themorning.lk/articles/V2YchXaM8TqsegOiF1jj