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No crisis by withdrawing Sri Lanka vote-on-account supplement, arrears to continue: Minister
Sri Lanka’s CPC financed SriLankan about US$8mn a month
Sri Lanka's state-run Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has been financing loss-making SriLankan Airlines to the tune of 8 million dollar a month, newly appointed Chairman Ashok Pathirage has said.
Opposition did not support the supplementary estimate as govt wanted to increase debt ceiling-Patali
Former Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said that the Opposition did not approve the Supplementary Estimate as the government wanted to increase the debt ceiling.
Business Impact on Sri Lanka from COVID-19
The outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) is having its toll on the global economy with many economists now expecting a larger impact than the SARS outbreak in 2002-03.
By Economic Intelligence Unit of the Ceylon Chamber of CommerceLawyer appointed to Sri Lanka central bank’s rate setting Monetary Board
Sri Lanka's Constitutional Council had approved Sajeeva Jayawardene, a laywer nominated by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa as a member of the governing board of Sri Lanka's central bank.
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| US Dollar | 181.8976 | 181.6199 |
| UK Pound | 234.9662 | 236.0968 |
| Euro | 196.4403 | 196.1586 |
| Aus Dollar | 120.8982 | 121.6036 |
| Yen | 1.6350 | 1.6507 |
| LATEST | LAST | |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Rupee | 2.5405 | 2.5371 |
| Korea Won | 0.1519 | 0.1526 |
| Oman Rial | 472.4306 | 471.7339 |
| Saudi Riyal | 48.4983 | 48.4242 |
| UAE Dirham | 49.5209 | 49.4453 |
| PTS | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 2,788.31 | -0.67 |
| CSE All Share | 5,830.51 | -0.30 |
| Turnover Rs million. | 735.97 | |
| LATEST | LAST | |
|---|---|---|
| 3-m bill | 7.39 | 7.39 |
| 6-m bill | 7.94 | 7.90 |
| 12-m bill | 8.40 | 8.27 |
| 5-yr bond | 9.48 | 9.34 |
| 8-yr bond | 9.63 | 9.55 |
| TODAY | YESTERDAY | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| Gilt Repo | 7.03 | 7.06 |
| I-m SLIBOR | 7.33 | 7.34 |
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