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Welfare Benefits Board has disbursed 11.6 billion rupees to bank accounts of 622,495 beneficiaries under the Aswesuma
Sri Lanka is yet to finalise debt restructuring with private creditors
"We remain optimistic that our international partners will continue to support Sri Lanka's efforts,"
Sri Lanka is facing a political uncertainty due to elections later this year.
The uncertainty over GSP+ is coming as Sri Lanka also faces the prospect of higher US tariffs.
“The current improvements to Aswesuma require enhancing its ability to target individuals in chronic poverty,”
Sri Lanka is facing a looming food crisis following chemical fertilizer ban, economic crisis
The Central Bank has expected the inflation to ease from the last month.
Colombo Fashion Week's Luxury Edition started this week at Galle Face Hotel
Sri Lanka stock, rupee, bond markets are expecting the worst in the event of local debt restructuring
Sri Lanka's defence budget is almost equal to the total of education, health allocations
Budget has not focused on restructuring key loss making SOEs, govt spending
Wickremesinghe presents his first budget after the country's economic, political crisis
Wickremesinghe delivers crucial budget amid economic crisis, sovereign default, geopolitical cold war
Moving out of economic crisis will be the focus of budget, but political concerns weigh heavy.
Wickremesinghe delivers crucial budget amid economic crisis, sovereign default, geopolitical cold war
| 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 | - | - |
Moving out of economic crisis will be the focus of budget, but political concerns weigh heavy.
Sri Lanka has revised down tourism revenue target to $1.5 bln this year from $2.5 bln early this year
Chambers say protests may adversely impact economy, tourism
Tax hikes proposed when people across the country are suffering of lower disposable income, higher cost of living
SriLankan pilots are applying for Qatar Airways, Emirates vacancies after tax hike proposal - sources
Malnutrition has increased rapidly in Sri Lanka due to unprecedented economic crisis
Children in Sri Lanka forced to leave school due to economic crisis
Proposed tax hikes will take Sri Lanka's tax structure similar to 2019
There won't be any overnight benefits to the market from the proposed tax hikes - analysts
Effective income taxes for some categories have been raised to around 29% from 8% earlier - analysts
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