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No investor has come forward for Grand Hyatt, a hotel constructed with public money under ex-leader Mahinda Rajapaksa
Sri Lanka is to sell a package ticket to tourists who want to visit selected heritage sites around the island.
Cabinet approved free visa to India, China, Russia, Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia and Thailand as a pilot projec
Palali international airport will be expanded with bigger passenger terminal and duty-free shopping mall
Authorities expect 256,389 tourists to land in the country by the year end which will take the total to 2.061 million
ECONOMYNEXT- Sri Lanka will sell two of the state-owned hotel companies within the next six months to raise around 500 m...
ECONOMYNEXT- A government minister last week said that the benefit of tourism does not trickle down to Sri Lanka's small...
ECONOMYNEXT - Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka during September 2018 grew 2.8 percent to 149,087 from a year ago, led by In...
ECONOMYNEXT – Ironwood Investment Holdings (Pvt) Ltd, a Colombo-based private investment company, has invested tw...
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka will have digital gates at its main international airport to automate immigration control...
Sri Lanka is using off-season promotional packages from September to November 2018, when arrivals from traditional marke...
Sri Lanka and Vietnam is to begin talks on relaxing visa rule and establish direct air links, following a meeting with P...
Sri Lanka has 'temporarily' lifted minimum prices on Colombo hotel rooms to boost off-season arrivals for two months, To...
ECONOMYNEXT – The new value added tax (VAT) refund scheme for tourists could help draw investments by internation...
Sri Lanka's tourist arrivals rose 4.9 percent from a year earlier to 200,359 in August 2018, helped by strong arrivals f...
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 6,365.57 | +0.26% |
| CSE All Share | 22,157.40 | +0.56% |
| Turnover Rs | 2975.05 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 | - | - |
ECONOMYNEXT – Havas Media India Private Ltd., part of France’s Havas group, and US-based Ionic Media Insti...
Chinese tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka are likely to see big growth after an assurance from tourism authorities in Zhejia...
State-run SriLankan Airlines said Vipula Gunatilleke, who was the airline's Chief Operating Officer has been appointed a...
Singapore-based HPL Properties Limited said it had bought 94.7 percent stake in Tangalle Bay Hotels (Pvt) Ltd of Sri Lan...
Dumbara Hotels (Pvt) Ltd, a start-up which operates Santani Wellness Resort and Spa, wants to raise 50 million US dolla...
Time, a US-based magazine, has named Sri Lanka’s Santani Wellness Resort & Spa, health oriented hotel on a mounta...
ECONOMYNEXT- Almost all hotels in Colombo have sold rooms below the regulated minimum rates and violators will be severe...
ECONOMYNEXT – India’s state-run railway will launch a Ramayana tour package in November that includes a Sr...
John Keells Holdings Plc, one of Sri Lanka's largest hotel operators, will focus on its larger Cinnamon hotels for the f...
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s new country branding for tourism, focusing on diversity of attractions, will be ...
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