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The EU’s GSP+ assessment grades Sri Lanka treaty by treaty. Four reporting deadlines fall before January 2027, when environment breaches can cost tariffs.
SUSTAINABLE FINANCE Sri Lanka’s Green Bond Market Grows Up: What Sampath Bank’s Oversubscribed Rs. 10 Billion Issue Signals About Domestic Climate Capital Sampath Bank’s Basel III-compliant Tier 2 green bond closed oversubscribed on its opening day, raising the full Rs. 10 billion sought. It is the strongest signal yet that Sri Lanka’s domestic green bond … Read more
ESGNexus.lk · Policy & Regulation The Central Bank of Sri Lanka launched its most ambitious sustainable finance framework to date on 5 May 2025. Roadmap 2.0 goes well beyond green lending — expanding into social equity, MSMEs, and gender equality. Every bank, every large corporate borrower, and every financial institution in Sri Lanka needs to … Read more
INVESTMENT · 5 min read Sri Lanka’s green bond market has moved from a single sovereign issuance to a pipeline of corporate and multilateral instruments. ESGNexus assesses where the market stands at mid-2026, what is working, and what is holding it back. By the ESGNexus Editorial Team · June 2026 · Estimated reading time: 5 … Read more
POLICY & REGULATION · 4 min read The Central Bank of Sri Lanka’s Sustainable Finance Roadmap 2.0, launched in May 2025, is not a future aspiration. It carries a binding Direction, a compliance timeline, and direct implications for how Sri Lankan banks assess risk, price credit, and report sustainability. By the ESGNexus Editorial Team · … Read more