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A central bank analysis shows EPF return could fall further if DDO is not chosen
President Wickremesinghe is in New York attending the United Nations General Assembly meetings
State salary bill as a share of taxes has fallen to 55 percent of taxes in the first four months of 2023
Potential to increase economic cooperation and enhance people to people contact through education opportunities
As another phase of "Aswesuma" a payment of Rs.799.5 million for 113’713 beneficiaries have been paid for July
Sri Lanka has more than 1.6 million people with some kind of disabilities
Need to align labor laws with global standards like ILO’s C190 and C180
Business meeting in New York saw participation from 40 US businesses keen on exploring investment and trade in SL
Officials from both countries met for the 14th Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) council meeting
Sri Lanka's President discussed the importance of finalizing a trade agreement between Sri Lanka and South Korea
After eight months, a tree will give a yield of 10 to 15 kilograms. A tree has a lifespan of about 35 years.
Ranil Wickremesinghe has discussed ongoing economic reforms and sector growth plans with World Bank
Assessment of the current safety conditions of all reservoirs, lakes, dams and water-carrying tunnels
Most road projects are suspended due to lack of funding after Sri Lanka declared bankruptcy
The exchange rate has depreciated somewhat since June
Net purchases negative for the third month
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| US Dollar | 330.2942 | 315.1016 |
| UK Pound | 429.0139 | 401.1871 |
| Euro | 372.1704 | 343.1959 |
| Aus Dollar | 227.2526 | 211.5951 |
| Yen | 2.3820 | 2.1908 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Rupee | 3.6453 | 3.5932 |
| Korea Won | 0.2342 | 0.2292 |
| Oman Rial | 780.3569 | 769.4973 |
| Saudi Riyal | 80.1114 | 78.9849 |
| UAE Dirham | 81.7952 | 80.6569 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 2,573.80 | 1.00% |
| CSE All Share | 9,073.41 | 0.65% |
| Turnover Rs million | 1,591,766,524.95 | 1,029,335,694.32 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 3-m bill | 21.72 | 21.79 |
| 6-m bill | 19.55 | 20.31 |
| 12-m bill | 17.72 | 19.28 |
| 5-yr bond | 21.00 | 22.53 |
| 8-yr bond | 19.42 | 20.55 |
| today | yesterday | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 13.93 | 14.00 |
| Gilt Repo | 13.50 | 14.00 |
| I-m SLIBOR | - | - |
Driven by the manufacture of food & beverages sector, in response to the continuous downward revisions in retail prices
Sri Lanka women are kept out of the workforce due to unpaid care work for the children and the elderly
Minister says there are hardly any records on some Sri Lankan migrants
Amendments in the South Korean EPS system will result in more foreign recruitments from Sri Lanka
With IMF reserve targets it is not possible to operate a clean floating exchange rate
Four bonds not involved in the DDR rated 'C'
“Regardless, the government is not prepared to work outside the framework of the IMF programme,” he added.
The inaugural meeting for the IMF's first review of the EFF programme took place at the Presidential Secretariat
The FT story was on a lawsuit filed by the US government in the first week of September.
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