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400,000 people in the transition category, who were to cease receiving aid by December 31, will continue to receive it t
"The Chamber looks forward to the Government meeting the requirement for disbursement by the Board of the IMF,"
"It is essential that the new administration continues to follow the EFF programme, despite their past opposition,
IMF's Senior Mission Chief met with former President Ranil Wickremesinghe and team, Shehan Semasinghe said
Was speaking to Bloomberg before oil prices surged past 115 dollars a barrel
Vulnerabilities to higher import costs will be most acute in markets with already stretched financing capacity,
Gotabaya Rajapaksa unilaterally cancelled Japanese financed $1.5 billion LRT, Japan, India involved ECT
“We want an Asia that can accommodate the Indo-Pacific, the BRI, as well as the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo- Pacific”
All members have visas for up to 3–6 months
“On the global front, if you see, maybe this year and first half of next year,
Poverty has already doubled last year with higher inflation and rising unemployment.
"The decision to close liquor stores for three days will cost the government 337 million rupees per day".
"We are always "providing free charcoal in the snow" instead of "collecting rented-umbrellas in the rain", - CMG chief
An IMF program typically has prior actions before it is approved which has to be met.
Sri Lanka has seen rising opposition against higher taxes and "privatizing" state assets
From next week the maximum price of a cup of milk tea will be 90 rupees
| 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 | - | - |
Opposition backed state sector trade unions led protest against tax hike
"We are working towards achieving the target of earning one billion dollars as monthly foreign remittance"
Lanka Pay Innovation Awards on March 21
Sri Lanka's economic crisis turned into a political crisis last year and ousted its leader and government.
Sri Lanka govt is desperate for foreign inflows
The central bank took a U-turn last year to tighten the monetary policy after printing billions of rupees
"A reforms office will be opened at the Ministry of Power & Energy to see through the transformation."
Sri Lanka has been repeatedly asked to repeal PTA, a law governments also used to suppress dissents
The current prices are too high and if we increase it more it will result in further downfall of the business
"However I know one thing, and that is the CEB is unable to manage whatever the income they get."
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