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The Hayleys group subsidiary posted basic earnings per share of 20 cents for the second quarter (Q2)
Deal will secure free warehousing facilities, free permanent exhibition booths, online market access for exporters
Borrowing limit set at Rs.3,800 billion rupees.
Sri Lanka has historically failed to spend full allocation of capital investment
Bond yields closed broadly steady, dealers said.
The deal expects to open 330 million East African customer base to Hemas
Sri Lanka has raised fuel prices over 40% after Middle East conflict
Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath visiting Belarus
U.S. banned the exports in October last year
Some analysts expect credit card usage to fall with expected economic slowdown after fuel rationing
"When the most powerful states no longer agree on how the system should function, international rules become symbolic"
Outflow from vehicle imports up 19 times in Feb 2026 compared to the same month last year
Passengers arriving from abroad can buy goods from Port City duty-free shopping complex on two occasions within 4 days
Government has given priority for digitization to curb corruption
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| US Dollar | 331.7485 | 330.8514 |
| UK Pound | 443.7468 | 438.3450 |
| Euro | 372.5204 | 371.0168 |
| Yen | 2.0969 | 2.0916 |
| Aus Dollar | 233.0533 | 231.1659 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Rupee | 3.4948 | 3.4202 |
| Korean Won | 0.2499 | 0.2479 |
| Oman Rial | 861.6397 | 859.3320 |
| Saudi Riyal | 88.4403 | 88.0955 |
| UAE Dirham | 90.3209 | 90.0766 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 5,656.91 | -0.43% |
| CSE All Share | 19,927.30 | -0.28% |
| Turnover Rs | 1457.79 million | 1193.67 million |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 7.70 | 7.69 |
| Gilt Repo | 7.74 | 7.72 |
| I-m SLIBOR | - | - |
Banks will charge about 2 to 3 percent to administer the loans.
Hurricane Ditwah has caused widespread damage
Claims to be in touch with the central bank
PDMO is responsible to coordinate with the IMF EFF
The company has announced setting up a retail chain with 100 outlets as part of a diversification into retail business
Tourism Promotion Funds to be used
Acquisition value of AUD2.5min for 100% ownership of Mirotone (NZ) Limited and an additional AUD1.5mn for development
IMF has already disbursed USD 1.65 billion in five tranches
The country has dropped 15 places in a global index.
Sri lankan has been handling 250,000 mt cargo annually
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