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Sri Lanka's creditworthiness is vulnerable and dependent upon favorable financial and economic conditions
ADB steps up crisis response support to help Asia and the Pacific manage energy, food price shocks and build resilience
Prolonged disruptions to energy markets caused by the Middle East conflict have weighed more heavily on the region
"What we need is to launch a comprehensive social protection program within this country," Kotawalagedara said.
“The increase in living costs comes before many households have rebuilt the financial buffers depleted during the cris...
Aswesuma a well-targeted system, but long-term success depends on how it can support individuals graduate from poverty
France is the fourth largest public creditor to Sri Lanka
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,”
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
Many low-income countries face a “perfect storm” of worsening external financial conditions, unsustainable debt and ...
We did this quickly and carefully, without harming superannuation funds like the EPF
| 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 | - | - |
This could be credit negative for sovereigns with relatively low external buffers, such as Sri Lanka (CCC+)
Payments to transitional category to end in April
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
The doubling of the withholding tax from 5 percent to 10 percent adds strain on low and middle-income earners
1,707,311 beneficiary families are eligible
"It is crucial for the government to conclude the bond exchange in December to sustain this momentum
Sri Lanka has long denied of alleged human rights abuses; ITJP also included economic crimes
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