Posted by ONLANKA Newsroom on June 8, 2026 – 9:58 am
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Sri Lanka acquired US$847 million in international remittances from abroad staff in Might 2026, in keeping with the most recent report launched by the Central Financial institution of Sri Lanka.
The Central Financial institution stated remittance inflows elevated by US$205.3 million in comparison with Might 2025, when the nation acquired US$641.7 million from abroad staff.
The report additional famous that whole employee remittances acquired in the course of the first 5 months of 2026, from January to Might, reached US$3.90 billion.
This marks a big 26% enhance in comparison with the corresponding interval final yr, reflecting the continued significance of international employment earnings to Sri Lanka’s economic system.
Employee remittances stay one of many nation’s key sources of international alternate and proceed to make a significant contribution to strengthening Sri Lanka’s international alternate earnings.
