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The new government halted the SriLankan Airlines restructuring move before parliamentary polls
Disanayake met World Bank VP Martin Raiser to secure financial and technical support
Debt-for-climate-and-nature swaps could be an option to lower financial burden
33 projects related to infrastructure development and livelihood improvement
In order to conserve fuel amidst the escalating US-Israel war on Iran
Recommends non-essential foreign currency outflows be limited, while prioritizing critical imports
Sri Lanka is struggling to boost its tax revenue amid delay in IMF's 2nd tranche of $3 bln loan
Sri Lanka has witnessed over 1,000 doctors and consultants migrating after the unprecedented economic crisis
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
The inaugural meeting for the IMF's first review of the EFF programme took place at the Presidential Secretariat
Weerasinghe was appointed as the CB chief before Sri Lanka declaring bankruptcy
Sri Lanka is in the process of expanding its export market to come out of an unprecedented economic crisis
| 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'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.
Sri Lanka was planning to allocate 208 billion for welfare benefits under the new 'Aswesuma' scheme
Sri Lanka's food inflation hit over 80 percent after the economic crisis last year
The government plans to start annually 208 billion rupee worth poverty alleviation programme from July
Sri Lanka Chambers of Commerce has suggested alternative finance options for the island nation
“If citizens at the age of 18 years can vote for the President, choose how a country is led, then they should pay tax....
Economic crisis reduced tuition, requiring more time for childcare
The agreement is extended for the remaining $423.25 million - State FinMin
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