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Financial Times, 28th July reports that AI‑first legal technology provider 3Rive Technologies has announced its inclusion in Anthropic’s Claude Partner Network — a global ecosystem of vetted firms trained to deploy Anthropic’s Claude AI models within client organisations

(Photo by weranga rajapaksha/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 2.0) Financial Times, 27th July reports that Sri Lanka has been ranked fourth globally among emerging markets for making significant progress in debt transparency and investor relations, according to the Institute of International Finance (IIF)

News First, 24th July reports that Sri Lanka has achieved a major trade breakthrough following negotiations with Washington, successfully securing a tariff reduction from a proposed 44% down to 10% for goods exported to the United States.

(Photo by Sanjeewa Jayarathne on Pexels.com) LBO, 22nd July reports that Sri Lanka’s export sector achieved a major benchmark, generating over $9 billion in total earnings during the first six months of 2026—an 8% year-on-year increase driven by steady growth across both goods and services.

Financial Times, 20th July reports that Sri Lanka’s Inland Revenue Department has begun to recover after years of neglect, but Arutha Research warns that deep structural weaknesses still threaten the long‑term success of its reform agenda unless the institution itself is strengthened

Ada Derana, 19th July reports that Sri Lanka and Vietnam are preparing to launch a joint tourism package to deepen bilateral tourism cooperation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism announced.

Daily Financial Times, 17th July reports that the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB), host of the SheTrades Sri Lanka Hub, has introduced two sector‑specific export handbooks in Sinhala and Tamil to support women entrepreneurs and SMEs in making better use of Sri Lanka’s preferential access to the UK

LBO, 15th July – There is a mosque on Slave Island in Colombo that has stood for more than three centuries. Masjidul Jamiya wasn’t built by merchants or pilgrims — it was built by Malay soldiers who arrived under the Dutch, later served the British, and ultimately made Ceylon their permanent home

Financial Times, 13th July reports that Sri Lanka’s fiscal position strengthened notably in the first five months of 2026, with the Government recording an overall Budget surplus of Rs. 197.34 billion — a sharp turnaround from the Rs. 236.63 billion deficit seen during the same period last year — as revenue growth continued to outpace expenditure by