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Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan launch framework for bilateral cooperation through political consultations
Ali is in Sri Lanka to participate in the 6th Pakistan-Sri Lanka Armed Forces Defence Dialogue
Diplomatic briefing held to promote Sri Lanka Expo 2027 among Colombo-based foreign missions
Reaffirmed China’s continued commitment to further enhancing bilateral cooperation for mutual benefit
aims to enhance institutional coordination, intelligence sharing, and border management.
He succeeds Ambassador Julie J Chung who served in Sri Lanka from 2022 to 2026 and left in January this year.
"Understand. 25 percent of our exports go to the US."
"We are impartial"
Nanson will work jointly with Sri Lanka scientists and NARA in marine research
“Sri Lanka reaffirmed its interest in strengthening economic ties, with particular emphasis on trade, tourism
His visit "reinforces global confidence in Sri Lanka’s recovery
Sri Lanka has intensified raids at entry points and within the country to eliminate drugs
Sri Lanka and the European Union (EU) to hold 27th Joint Commission Meeting
Sri Lanka's past mishandling of foreign policy also has been a reason for 2022 economic crisis
Cabinet approves proposal to sign agreement with Finland to establish political consultation mechanism
Wang was in Sri Lanka for few hours in a transit visit
| Latest | Last | |
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| US Dollar | 332.3603 | 330.8514 |
| UK Pound | 440.9424 | 438.3450 |
| Euro | 368.4879 | 371.0168 |
| Yen | 2.0805 | 2.0916 |
| Aus Dollar | 227.4342 | 231.1659 |
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| Indian Rupee | 3.5474 | 3.4202 |
| Korean Won | 0.2492 | 0.2479 |
| Oman Rial | 863.2287 | 859.3320 |
| Saudi Riyal | 88.5586 | 88.0955 |
| UAE Dirham | 90.4874 | 90.0766 |
| pts | % | |
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| S&P SL20 | 6,365.57 | +0.26% |
| CSE All Share | 22,157.40 | +0.56% |
| Turnover Rs | 2975.05 million | 1193.67 million |
| Latest | Last | |
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| 3-m bill | 7.61 | 7.84 |
| 6-m bill | 7.91 | 8.26 |
| 12-m bill | 8.23 | 8.3 |
| 3-yr bond | 9.24 | 9.25 |
| 5-yr bond | 9.82 | 9.56 |
| 8-yr bond | 10.50 | 10.48 |
| today | yesterday | |
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| Overnight Money | 7.70 | 7.69 |
| Gilt Repo | 7.74 | 7.72 |
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Deputy Chief of Mission Jayne Howell will serve as Chargé d’Affaires, until the arrival of a new US Ambassador.
India, U.S. have raised concerns over arrivals of two Chinese research vessels within 14 months
Vietnam envoy met with Sri Lanka's Media and Health Minister this week
Japanese doc stuns Sri Lanka patients by bowing to them
The funding will be delivered through humanitarian partners.
Sri Lanka has witnessed one of the worst damage to its public infrastructure in the disaster
Delivered through humanitarian partners on the ground, including Red Cross, UN agencies and local civil society orgs
At least 56 have died so far due to adverse weather in Sri Lanka
Committee was launched to address challenges faced by Japanese companies operating in Sri Lanka
FOC meeting between the two South Asian nations was held for the first time since 2017
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