The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has sent requests for information from several countries — including France, Singapore, India, the United States, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, Thailand, Belgium, Finland, Canada, Spain, Indonesia, and Madagascar — regarding a series of suspicious financial transactions.

According to the latest statistics released by the FIU, between January and June 2025, Sri Lanka’s FIU made four information requests to the United Arab Emirates, three to Singapore, and two each to India, the United States, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, and Thailand.

In the same period, Sri Lanka also received intelligence requests from foreign counterparts — two from Bangladesh and one each from New Zealand, India, and the Netherlands.

The FIU explained that such information requests are formal inquiries made to or from financial institutions and law enforcement authorities in connection with investigations into suspected money laundering or terrorist financing activities. (Courtesy: Dinamina)