Over the past five years, small businesses have been battered and bruised, many have closed down with workers thrown onto the street, with a bleak future. These are made up of 5,639 micro enterprises, 4,636 small businesses, 2,986 medium-scale enterprises and 437 large-scale enterprises. This damage is equivalent to about 4 per cent of Sri Lanka’s GDP, the multilateral organisation said in a statement. In a separate, brief assessment, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said 374,000 workers were affected by the devastating Cyclone Ditwah. The affected workers were from the area directly impacted by floods and landslides.

Source: Sunday Times December 27, 2025 20:44 UTC