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Doctors in Sri Lanka in general earn higher salaries than the average train commuter
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Central Bank’s guidance peg for interbank US dollar transactions appreciated by one cent to 361.96 rupees
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And we have placed orders for 862 pharmaceuticals and 1,596 surgical items
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SLTB plans to include 500 more buses from through an India credit line in 2023 and so far 125 buses have been added.
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A revenue of 1 billion rupees was generated within the first hour of trade.
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Commercial banks offered dollars for telegraphic transfers at 370.35 rupees on Monday
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VAT and SSCL are effectively paid by customers, but the SSCL is a cascading tax that makes running businesses difficult.
In January 2022 total revenues were Rs104.5 billion according to central bank data.
Latest | Last | |
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US Dollar | 371.7127 | 371.6601 |
UK Pound | 453.5962 | 453.9794 |
Euro | 396.3156 | 396.4763 |
Aus Dollar | 250.1862 | 251.1981 |
Yen | 2.8251 | 2.7549 |
Latest | Last | |
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Indian Rupee | 4.3961 | 4.3963 |
Korea Won | 0.2820 | 0.2791 |
Oman Rial | 943.2237 | 943.2268 |
Saudi Riyal | 96.7270 | 96.7115 |
UAE Dirham | 98.8729 | 98.8786 |
pts | % | |
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S&P SL20 | 2,653.84 | -1.51% |
CSE All Share | 8,420.26 | -1.04% |
Turnover Rs million | 4,621,153,484 | 2,824,714,520 |
Latest | Last | |
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3-m bill | 31.03 | 31.03 |
6-m bill | 29.57 | 29.60 |
12-m bill | 28.41 | 28.41 |
5-yr bond | 27.49 | 27.57 |
8-yr bond | 27.44 | 27.23 |
today | yesterday | |
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Overnight Money | 15.50 | 15.50 |
Gilt Repo | 15.50 | 15.50 |
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VAT and SSCL are effectively paid by customers, but the SSCL is a cascading tax that makes running businesses difficult.
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In January 2022 total revenues were Rs104.5 billion according to central bank data.
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The tea prices are down for two weeks in a row.
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Latest | Last | |
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US Dollar | 371.7127 | 371.6601 |
UK Pound | 453.5962 | 453.9794 |
Euro | 396.3156 | 396.4763 |
Aus Dollar | 250.1862 | 251.1981 |
Yen | 2.8251 | 2.7549 |
Latest | Last | |
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Indian Rupee | 4.3961 | 4.3963 |
Korea Won | 0.2820 | 0.2791 |
Oman Rial | 943.2237 | 943.2268 |
Saudi Riyal | 96.7270 | 96.7115 |
UAE Dirham | 98.8729 | 98.8786 |
pts | % | |
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S&P SL20 | 2,653.84 | -1.51% |
CSE All Share | 8,420.26 | -1.04% |
Turnover Rs million | 4,621,153,484 | 2,824,714,520 |
Latest | Last | |
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3-m bill | 31.03 | 31.03 |
6-m bill | 29.57 | 29.60 |
12-m bill | 28.41 | 28.41 |
5-yr bond | 27.49 | 27.57 |
8-yr bond | 27.44 | 27.23 |
today | yesterday | |
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Overnight Money | 15.50 | 15.50 |
Gilt Repo | 15.50 | 15.50 |
I-m SLIBOR | - | - |
The tea prices are down for two weeks in a row.
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PUCSL was hit by resignations amid disputes over a tariff hike and other decisions.
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Sri Lanka's debt restructuring dragged as financial assurance from all bilateral creditors are yet to be reached
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The Ceylon Government finally abolished slavery in 1844, after breaking the institution through several gazettes.
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Central Bank’s guidance peg for interbank US dollar transactions appreciated by 17 cents to 361.97 rupees
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The positive sentiment helped to boost both market turnover and net foreign buying to their highest in six week.
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The manufacturing cost for the period increased to 261 million
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Premadasa is aspiring to become the next Sri Lankan leader; some expect his party could have a landslide in LG polls
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More paddy could have been planted in January 2023
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India was the first to give acceptable debt assurances to the IMF
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Sri Lanka sees rise in tourist arrivals in January
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Mistrust over payment and lack of knowledge on online transaction have been barriers for e-commerce
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There will be more tourists to visit Ramayana sites in the future than Buddhist places in the country.
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Commemorative coin available for sale from March 2023
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Central Bank’s guidance peg for interbank US dollar transactions remained unchanged at 362.14 rupees
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Russia, UK, India and Germany remain the top three source markets since 2022.
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