TaprobaneFi / Research desk
The weekly wrapClear-eyed reporting on the Colombo market, local capital, and the forces shaping Sri Lankan money.
Markets & Commodities /
A fifteen-week closure of the Strait of Hormuz did more than spike oil. It quietly broke global fertilizer and helium supply chains, and the ceasefire meant to fix it just collapsed.
Markets & Investing /
The $730B AI Capex Trade: Utilities Are the New Tech Stocks02Markets /
Navigating the CSE in Q3 2026 as Foreign Capital Exits03Banking & Finance /
Sri Lanka's Gold Lending Boom Meets a 70% LTV Cap04Auto /
Sri Lanka Vehicle Import Tax 2026: True Cost of 50% Surcharge05Economy /
Sri Lanka Construction Boom Fuels 5.1% Q1 GDP GrowthClose-to-close notes
Beyond the close
Auto /
Sri Lanka’s 2026 vehicle import bill is not shaped by one tax rate. It is built through CIF value, engine-capacity excise, VAT, SSCL, exchange rates, and market risk.
Auto Finance /
A USD 10,000 car does not become expensive in Sri Lanka because of shipping alone. The real price shock comes from layered import taxes, exchange-rate conversion, excise duty, VAT, and road-ready costs.
Market Analysis /
Sri Lanka’s tourism recovery is real, but CSE hotel and leisure valuations now need more than rising arrivals to justify the optimism.
Investor Education /
Margin facilities can expand buying power, but on the CSE they can also turn a falling portfolio into a forced-sale problem.
Market Report /
Sri Lanka's top private banks have emerged from sovereign debt turmoil with varying degrees of resilience as non-performing loans linger and credit growth resumes.
Market Report /
Sri Lanka's top private banks navigate post-restructuring realities as non-performing loans ease and credit growth resumes unevenly into 2026.
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