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Sri Lanka's debt structuring deal is dragged amid elections
Focus on implementing debt restructuring process, particularly in response to legal challenge by Hamilton Reserve Bank
NPP has become populour among rural and grass root level voters
Sri Lanka's ex-leader Gotabaya Rajapaksa unilaterally canceled LRT in 2021
SriLankan announced 15 percent haircut, exchange for cash and a 4% amortizing government bond
Sri Lanka has already completed bilateral debt restructuring with India and China
Government revenue was increased by 50 percent this year from last year. But this is not enough to achieve targets
Sri Lanka was expecting the second tranche approval at the IMF's Executive Board meeting next month
Sri Lanka's lower government revenue has been a concern for IMF
Sri Lanka, in an unprecedented way, defaulted on its sovereign debts in April last year
New CB Act came into effect from Sept 15.
Despite higher taxes, Sri Lanka faces revenue shortfall
A central bank analysis shows EPF return could fall further if DDO is not chosen
Most road projects are suspended due to lack of funding after Sri Lanka declared bankruptcy
EPF is Sri Lanka's largest pension fund and the govt's largest domestic lender
If EPF does not chose DDO, return could fall to as low as 6.79 percent - central bank
| 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 | - | - |
The government hopes to increase the number of contributors to the funds.
Sri Lanka is unable to seek commercial loans without agreeing on foreign debt restructuring
Weerasinghe was appointed as the CB chief before Sri Lanka declaring bankruptcy
Sinopec Energy Lanka (Pvt) Ltd has started selling diesel and petrol 3.00 rupees below price set by CPC.
Sri Lanka's economic crisis has shut down the doors for commercial fundings
China will not get anything better than the others, assures Sri Lanka's foreign minister
Sri Lanka will announce its DDR this week amid market speculations over instability in financial and banking sectors.
Most Sri Lankan banks, stock market are nervous about possible DDR
It is up to the government to clear the uncertainty - Central bank governor
The agreement is extended for the remaining $423.25 million - State FinMin
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