*BRS News Flash 11.06.2025* • The Colombo Bourse ended the day in green, with the benchmark ASPI index gaining 105.79 points (+0.61%) to reach a new all-time high of 17,500.24. 📈 🌟 🇱🇰 Source: https://research.bartleetreligare.com/reports/traders-daily-digest-09062025-1206 • The International Monetary Fund’s First Deputy Managing Director (FDMD) Dr. Gita Gopinath is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka from 15 to 16 June 2025. 🌍 🤝 📅 Source: https://www.ft.lk/front-page/IMF-s-First-Deputy-MD-to-visit-Sri-Lanka/44-777585 • Committed to uplifting Sri Lanka’s agricultural sector by enabling safer, higher-quality packaging, storage, and transport of agricultural produce, Ratna Polysack was founded decades ago as a visionary initiative by Mr. Mithrapala Lankeshwara, the Founder and Chairman of the Ratna Group of Companies. 🚜 📦 🌾 Source: https://www.themorning.lk/articles/rOFpfLed8qAM55mJAbdP • Sri Lanka’s tourism sector witnessed a robust start to June, with arrivals in the first five days surging by 35.92 percent year-on-year to 21,293. This marks a significant increase from the 15,666 tourists who arrived during the same period in 2024. 🛬📊 📈 Source: https://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking-news/June-tourist-arrivals-surge-but-monthly-target-faces-steep-climb/108-311210 • DFCC Bank PLC has achieved a significant milestone by becoming the first foreign corporate to list a bond on India’s National Stock Exchange - International Exchange (NSE IX) at GIFT City. 🌱 💸 🇮🇳 Source: https://www.dailymirror.lk/business-news/DFCC-Bank-makes-history-with-green-bond-listing-on-Indias-NSE-IX/273-311209 • Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe has stressed that the Credit Information Bureau of Sri Lanka (CRIB) must benchmark its practices against leading global and regional peers to stay ahead of the evolving trends in credit risk management and financial system regulation. 🏦 🌐 📝 Source: https://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking-news/Central-Bank-calls-for-CRIB-to-align-with-global-credit-reporting-standards/108-311132 • The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) yesterday moved to reassure the shipping industry an end to operational shutdowns at the East Container Terminal (ECT) previously required for construction. 🚢 ✅ 🔧Source: https://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking-news/No-further-operational-halts-at-East-Container-Terminal-SLPA/108-311211 *BRS Equity Research*