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This was achieved without a single financial institution failure governor tells forum
Sri Lanka was contraction in credit growth after 2022 economic crisis
Enhancing technical and financial support of the ADB with respect to those endeavors and newly emerging issues
New govt has already drafted State Commercial Enterprises Management Draft Bill
A missing payment of 625,000 dollars made by Sri Lanka intended for the US Post
Sri Lanka announced a 100 billion rupee relief package.
The IMF has strictly placed some reforms including in state sector enterprises, fiscal and monetary sectors
NIC mandatory for those applying for the second phase of its Aswesuma program due to widespread welfare fraud.
The SOERU called for expressions of interest in October last year
Efforts to expand Sri Lanka's main airport has faced delays due to economic crisis
Speak now or forever hold your peace
IMF team in Sri Lanka, headed by Peter Breuer, met with the country's state finance minister and energy minister
Sri Lanka has been charging 30,000 rupees from foreigners for driving license under one-day service
The expected outcome is a stable financial system providing access to affordable finance for businesses
“We lose significant revenue because we don’t have ENCs" - Minister
Sri Lanka will go for both presidential and parliament election next year
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| US Dollar | 331.7485 | 330.8514 |
| UK Pound | 443.7468 | 438.3450 |
| Euro | 372.5204 | 371.0168 |
| Yen | 2.0969 | 2.0916 |
| Aus Dollar | 233.0533 | 231.1659 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Rupee | 3.4948 | 3.4202 |
| Korean Won | 0.2499 | 0.2479 |
| Oman Rial | 861.6397 | 859.3320 |
| Saudi Riyal | 88.4403 | 88.0955 |
| UAE Dirham | 90.3209 | 90.0766 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 5,656.91 | -0.43% |
| CSE All Share | 19,927.30 | -0.28% |
| Turnover Rs | 1457.79 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 government has decided to divest many state-owned businesses to reduce losses, recover from crisis
Irrespective of the governing party, the country is obligated to service debt
The tax revenue is below the target for this year.
The focus was on the Government's reform programs aimed at moving from crisis to recovery
The new program replaced the politically-motivated Samurdhi scheme
No investor has come forward for Grand Hyatt, a hotel constructed with public money under ex-leader Mahinda Rajapaksa
Sri Lanka's tax revenue has been below the expected level this year
Government officials have said China has not agreed for any haircut on their debts to Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka aims to have $15 billion foreign revenue through ICT in 2030
Sri Lanka must implement IMF recommendations on AML/CFT to escape from 3rd Grey Listing
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