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"The exact same thing happened in the tile industry, turning it into a protected duopoly.
Growing scope for economic cooperation between Sri Lanka and China.
Total arrivals in October were 168,625 compared to 165,193 in the same month last year.
“The shortage of bitumen remained a major constraint, delaying several road construction projects,” the central bank...
Alongside permit reforms, the government is revising how passenger bus fares are calculated.
The initiative is implemented by the EDB together with the IFC and the European Union,
Customers purchasing vehicles through David Pieris Automobiles will receive a 0.5 percentage point reduction
Including food and beverage, hotel supplies, furniture, engineering, wellness, construction materials, technology
Tourism revenue in first 9 month down 9.2 percent to US$2,245.2 million
Discussions covered expanding trade beyond tea, Sri Lanka’s traditional export to Iraq, with potential in food and bev...
Customers can digitally submit the documents required to support the settlement of their claims.
The 450+ room hotel overlooking Galle Face Green and the Indian Ocean is currently undergoing refurbishment.
The commission has already identified four government plots and is preparing to market one of them to investors,
Tourism is one of the key foreign exchange earners in Sri Lanka
Contract value of Rs. 1.070 billion, inclusive of contingency provisions and exclusive of Value Added Tax (VAT)
| 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 | - | - |
The Sri Lanka Economic & Investment Summit 2026 on 12 October, at the Shangri-La Colombo,
“With RACCO, BYD is entering the KEI car segment in Sri Lanka,
“Tea shows how insufficient reinvestment erodes a competitive position,” the report said.
Asset Engineering, Nagma Engineering, K D A Weerasinghe, Senerath Engineering, Komuthi Engineering
Comprising 52.44 million rupees (excluding VAT) and a foreign component of 122,859 dollars,
Transactions in the under 25 million rupees range fell, while most transactions were seen in the 25-50 million rupees pr
The company received BOI requests dated August 20 and September 21, to set up Metro Bus Service station on the property
There have been 1,693,679 visitors to the island so far this year.
Expanded at a slower rate in August 2026 according to a Purchasing Managers Index compiled by the central bank
It will focus on 5 districts across the island: Kurunegala, Anuradhapura, Gampaha, Jaffna, and Hambantota.
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