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Establishment of a National Business Facilitation Centre under the Presidential Secretariat
Ceylon Chamber’s SLANZBC delegation takes Sri Lankan businesses to Australia
had received a notification that a chemical substance had been released into the river from a private factory
World Rankings Competition status places Colombo Marathon on the World Athletics Global Calendar
Improvement of the road section from Kirulapone Junction to Dutugemunu Street on the Colombo-Horana Road.
Ceylon Chamber conducts business continuity training for private sector
There have been 1,022,022 visitors to the island in the first 5 months.
EDB moves to expand island wide testing and certification facilities to boost export competitiveness
Amidst rising raw material costs and labour shortages
"Several state-owned institutions run vehicles without insurance."
Government denies leaking information for two private firms to open 4,000 LCs. Claimed only 1,762 LCs opened on May 15
"No Letters of Credit were established for BYD vehicles a day immediately prior to the relevant Gazette"
Beneficial ownership transparency: Building trust and strengthening governance in Sri Lanka
The infrastructure will support regional distribution needs across Asia, Africa, and Europe.
Country sees improved daily average arrivals in first 17 days of May compared to 2025
For the improvement of the 5.56 km stretch of the Malabe-Kaduwela Road
| Latest | Last | |
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| 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 | |
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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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 7.70 | 7.69 |
| Gilt Repo | 7.74 | 7.72 |
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For wild elephant management duties and other field duties
Total revenue from tourism also has fallen in the first 4 months by around 20%
EDB and Janathakshan GTE Ltd sign MoU to strengthen biodiversity friendly agri export value chains
Sri Lanka Expo rescheduled to January 2027
Brings in 4,000 plus merchants, and will help Short Circuit Group to move into owning and monetising payment flows
K D A Weerasinghe and Co, International Construction Consortium, NEM Construction, and Edward and Christie.
Producers will be legally mandated to ensure that a portion of the materials they use is collected and recycled
Grants legal teeth to Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEA) for large-scale developments.
In the draft law, one year's income tax and value added tax of a company being restructured have to be paid first
European Union supports development of net-zero roadmap for Sri Lanka’s textile and apparel sector
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