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The cabinet has approved 6 banks to run forex counters at the Bandaranaike International Airport arrivals terminal
Arrivals in 2025 saw 15.1-pct rise compared to previous year
The upgrading comes with the start of peak tourism season in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has revised down per day tourist spending to UAD 148 from 171 after surveys
Before the revision, Sri Lanka's tourism revenue plummeted 37% in March, 39% in April amid Middle Eastern conflict
There have been 1,022,022 visitors to the island in the first 5 months.
Possibility of criminals entering into both countries with free visa scheme established to boost touris,
Sri Lanka welcomed 35,728 tourists from India, 30,295 from Russia
A major revenue generator for the state, earning millions of dollars a year in entrance fees
A large number of Sri Lankan expatriate workers are employed in Maldivian tourism sector.
Sri Lanka missed the 2.3 million target last year
Tourism arrivals also have risen 19.9-pct in the first 44 days of the year
India, Russia to source markets
Fit-out works of the 113-key ‘Nuwa’ hotel and gaming operations "are progressing well"
ADB officials highlighted that the tourism industry in Sri Lanka is growing rapidly
Year of the Snake celebration at Shangri-La Colombo featured lion dance, blessings and Chinese customs
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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 |
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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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177,403 arrivals in the first three weeks of January
Sri Lanka missed the 2.3 million tourist arrival target last year.
The 215-room property will be the largest hotel in the central hill city of Kandy
US partners with Sri Lanka to preserve Thuparama in Polonnaruwa
Browns has taken six plots in the Port City, with the Marina J/V taking up four
Sri Lanka witnessed its best year for tourism in 2018.
Concessions are for arlines operating flights to Rathmalana, Mattala, Jaffna airports
Visa confusion, threat on a possible attack in Sri Lanka's Easter coast have dented arrivals, analysts say
Authorities expect 256,389 tourists to land in the country by the year end which will take the total to 2.061 million
Sri Lanka was targeting 2.3 mn tourists in 2024
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