TaprobaneFi / Research desk
The weekly wrapClear-eyed reporting on the Colombo market, local capital, and the forces shaping Sri Lankan money.
Analysis /
Policy missteps, external shocks and depleted reserves triggered Sri Lanka’s first sovereign default. The crisis peaked in 2022 before an IMF-supported restructuring brought stabilisation by late 2023.
Auto /
Auto Tax Shock: Sri Lanka’s Real Vehicle Cost02Auto Finance /
Sri Lanka Vehicle Import Tax Calculator 202603Market Analysis /
Tourism Stocks on CSE: Priced for Perfection?04Investor Education /
Margin Trading on CSE: How Capital Gets Lost05Market Report /
CSE Banking Sector Breakdown 2026: Navigating NPLs and ISB RestructuringClose-to-close notes
Beyond the close
Market Report /
Sri Lanka's top private banks navigate post-restructuring realities as non-performing loans ease and credit growth resumes unevenly into 2026.
Auto /
Sri Lanka’s 2022 debt default redrew the Colombo Stock Exchange map. Export-heavy firms adapted and endured; import-reliant manufacturers, especially in auto, faced years of stagnation—until policy normalisation triggered selective revivals.
Market Report /
Retail traders on the Colombo Stock Exchange now watch color-coded pressure points in real time. Large blocks move quietly, but patterns emerge for those who know where to look.
Analysis /
Hackers now poison enterprise AI with crafted prompts and data. Sanitizing a corrupted model can run into seven figures while specialized defenders build a new market.
Analysis /
Insurers are rewriting Errors and Omissions policies to exclude generative AI errors, leaving professional services firms and tech developers exposed.
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