Notable
Capacity under-utilized
Strengthens reach into UK/European markets
Income tax also raised to 45 percent
Will improve policy stability
The Advisory Group brings together global business leaders to provide insight on advancing ADB private sector engagement
Colombo Dockyard had built two under water restaurants in 2025 and towed them to the Maldives
Market surveys find that the flavour palate is the similar
Manufacturing facilities expanded into Indonesia and Egypt
India has been eyeing Sri Lanka’s mineral resource rich port district for decades
The entire apparel industry in not about to close down
They did not give an explanation over what the excessive costs are
India has been eyeing Trincomalee, the mineral resource rich district, for decades.
'At the heart of this decision is the increasingly high operating cost of the Katunayake factory'
Everest Industrial Lanka (Pvt) Ltd makes commercial bottle coolers
the number of young people engaged in mining is gradually decreasing,
| 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 |
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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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Sri Lanka operations included exports to Bangladesh, the Maldives, Mauritius and Seychelles,
MAS Holdings plans to begin apparel production at the Odisha facility in 2026
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Eco-industrial parks which focus on sustainable practices to be promoted
Lion says it is on track to pay Rs96bn in taxes to the state, making up 3-pct of the total
About 21.4 percent of firms expected operating profits to remain the same
By 2030 Sri Lanka wanted to increase land allocated for industry up to 1 percent,
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