Notable
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"
Passenger declaration to be sufficient to qualify for date change fee waiver
"Being a country in South Asia, they travel to India and Maldives as well".
Tourism arrivals continue to pick up
The app will be an incentive for expatriates who use formal banking channel
"The target for March 2023 was only 90,000, but we have exceeded that.
"The trend has changed even though we can't find a proper forecast for next month or the month after."
The valuation of the two buildings is yet to be done.
Targeting South Asia, Middle East and Europe
In February, Sri Lanka welcomed 107,639 visitors
So far in the first week of March from 1-6 we 24,363 tourists have arrived.
The app is likely to launched in March, 2023.
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| US Dollar | 332.5018 | 332.3603 |
| UK Pound | 440.0661 | 440.9424 |
| Euro | 367.7137 | 368.4879 |
| Yen | 2.0793 | 2.0805 |
| Aus Dollar | 226.4670 | 227.4342 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Rupee | 3.5357 | 3.5474 |
| Korean Won | 0.2494 | 0.2492 |
| Oman Rial | 863.5962 | 863.2287 |
| Saudi Riyal | 88.5939 | 88.5586 |
| UAE Dirham | 90.5259 | 90.4874 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 6,293.72 | -1.13% |
| CSE All Share | 22,024.18 | -0.60% |
| Turnover Rs | 3232.70 million | 2975.05 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 | - | - |
They joined about 3000 Sri Lankan pilgrims who travel to the island every year.
Tourism arrivals, revenue hit less than the targets in 2022
Increased competition has driven up the price of eggs.
About 260,000 Indian visitors are expected in 2023
Sri Lanka aims for $2.8 billion revenue from tourism this year.
Sri Lanka has seen a recovery in tourist arrivals after last year's political and economic crisis
Thrice a week flight to Beijing and Shanghai, extra flight to Guangzhou
Sri Lanka sees rise in tourist arrivals in January
There will be more tourists to visit Ramayana sites in the future than Buddhist places in the country.
Russia, UK, India and Germany remain the top three source markets since 2022.
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