📈 CBSL Systemic Risk Survey H1 2026: Market Confidence & Perceived Risks

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has released its H1 2026 Systemic Risk Survey, capturing market sentiment following the Ditwah cyclone. The findings reflect the perceptions of risk management executives across the banking, insurance, and microfinance sectors. • Overall Sentiment: The survey tracks market participants’ confidence in the stability of the Sri Lankan financial system and identifies emerging sources of systemic risk. • Risk Landscape: Key data points focus on the immediate aftermath of recent natural disasters and their perceived impact on the financial infrastructure and licensed finance companies. • Sector Coverage: Responses were gathered from a broad sampling frame, including stock brokerage firms, unit-trust managers, and mobile money service providers. • Key Note: Findings are based on respondent perceptions (collected Dec 2025 – Jan 2026) rather than official CBSL projections. _Note: This summary is based on provisional survey results released by the CBSL._