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Will continue to serve as group managing director while assuming the responsibilities of chairman.
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"Commitment to the advancement of the market economy has left an indelible mark on the broader financial sector
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He was the founder of the Stassen group of companies
He was born Hirohito Edward Jayasinghe to a radical communist—Jones Alexander Jayasinghe
| Latest | Last | |
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| US Dollar | 336.1698 | 337.0431 |
| UK Pound | 445.0216 | 444.3239 |
| Euro | 383.3680 | 382.7461 |
| Yen | 2.0663 | 2.0830 |
| Aus Dollar | 231.5874 | 231.8182 |
| Latest | Last | |
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| Indian Rupee | 3.5512 | 3.5703 |
| Korean Won | 0.2160 | 0.2177 |
| Oman Rial | 873.1683 | 875.4139 |
| Saudi Riyal | 89.4735 | 89.7513 |
| UAE Dirham | 91.5246 | 91.7623 |
| pts | % | |
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| S&P SL20 | 6,206.51 | +0.02% |
| CSE All Share | 22,243.70 | -0.09% |
| Turnover Rs | 1070.24 million | 1911.34 million |
| Latest | Last | |
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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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Harsha Amarasekera PC chairman,
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President Dissanayake appoints second cabinet spokesman since Sept 22.
She is a globally experienced HR professional with nearly two decades of HR expertise.
Fernando has been a finance, business operation expert
Senior Professor Hareendra Dissabandara appointed SEC chairman
U D N Jayaweera for Excise Dept, M S P Sooriyapperuma for Registrar of Persons
Srinivasan succeeds Sunil Kanojia, who navigated the group from 2019 to 2024.
To achieve this, government will promote economic freedom, President Anura Dissanayake said in Children's Day message
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