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Wednesday, November 11 2026
Wednesday, November 11 2026
MONETABRIEF – Sri Lanka's main non-financial public sector corporations tracked by the Treasury has posted profits of 84.4 billion rupees up to June 2026, up from 59.1 billion rupees last year.
Most of the profits came from five large corporations.
Sri Lanka Ports Authority posted profits of 34.5 billion rupees, up from 29.1 billion rupees, and Ceylon Petroleum Corporation posted profits of 29.1 billion rupees, up from 17.0 billion rupees last year.
Airport and Aviation Services Sri Lanka Ltd posted profits of 24.8 billion rupees, up from 14.5 billion rupees last year.
Ceylon Electricity Board posted profits of 1.47 billion rupees, up from a loss of 13.1 billion rupees last year.
Sri Lankan Airlines lost 35.5 billion rupees, up from 12.0 billion last year, in part due to a currency collapse engineered by the central bank.
SriLankan Airlines losses were only for three months. If six month losses are included, the profits may be lower.
The central bank engineered the currency collapse by dishonoring its note issue (excess liquidity) it had built up by monetizing the balance of payments.
Lanka Sugar Company, which was expropriated from the private sector by the Rajapaksa regime lost 1.52 billion rupees, a little lower than 2,618 billion last year.
The lost of 40 enterprises also include, Sri Jayewardenepura Hospital, which is a cost recovery healthcare unit.
Net profits over losses of the 40 entities was 84.4 billion rupees, up from 59.1 billion rupees.
The central government also ran a 9.5 billion rupee overall surplus up to June 2026.
If the 40 entities are taken as the proxy for Non-Financial Public Sector Corporations (NFPS), the Consolidated Non-Financial Public Sector Balance would be a surplus of 93.93 billion rupees.
(Colombo/Nov11/2026)
| 3 month bill | 9.26% | 1bp ▲ |
| 12-m bill | 9.95% | 2bp - |
| Gold (Ounce) | $4015 | - ▼ |
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