Notable
Despite an off peak month, over 83,000 tourists visit Sri Lanka in May
In April Sri Lanka welcomed 105,498 tourists, down from 125,495 in March.
Two stage fines of US$250 dollars and US$500
Arugam Bay and coastal areas threat level raised to 4, rest of Sri Lanka 3
A police hotline will operated from Wednesday on the 1997 short code which tourists can call
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka urgently needs a global strategic destination marketing campaign to promote its tourism s...
Sri Lanka's John Keells Holdings is seeking government help to beat competition by unleashing new regulations on players...
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Sri Lanka's John Keells Holdings will seek partners for future hotel projects to reduce its own investment burden by emp...
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| 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 | - | - |
Sri Lanka is planning to spend up to 500 million rupees on tourism promotion on digital media platforms, as the country ...
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ECONOMYNEXT – German tour operator TUI AG, one of the largest outbound tour operators in Europe, has said it want...
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