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The group of 79 workers are scheduled to leave for Israel on Saturday
Germany is also fast becoming the country of choice for Indians
"We discussed boosting employment opportunities for Sri Lankans in Korea
"The 20 Sri Lankans rescued from the cyber slave camp in Myanmar arrived in Sri Lanka this morning,"
"There a large number of youth in villages waiting for jobs. On the other hand there are vacancies in the construction"
"Israel has expressed its willingness to recruit Sri Lankan workers for employment in commercial and services sectors
Sri Lanka's President discussed the importance of finalizing a trade agreement between Sri Lanka and South Korea
Sri Lanka women are kept out of the workforce due to unpaid care work for the children and the elderly
Minister says there are hardly any records on some Sri Lankan migrants
Amendments in the South Korean EPS system will result in more foreign recruitments from Sri Lanka
The government hopes to increase the number of contributors to the funds.
Sri Lanka saw a sharp drop in foreign remittences as many migrant workers sought to informal money transections
rom January 1, 2023 to June 20, 2023, 3354 Sri Lankans have left for work in South Korea.
Economic crisis reduced tuition, requiring more time for childcare
The official had no information whether the arrested Korean had sent anyone to Korea for employment
All members have visas for up to 3–6 months
| Latest | Last | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | % | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| Overnight Money | 7.70 | 7.69 |
| Gilt Repo | 7.74 | 7.72 |
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Poverty has already doubled last year with higher inflation and rising unemployment.
Despite intense political concern with Buddhism and socialism, Ambedkar strangely relegates them to separate spheres.
The app will be an incentive for expatriates who use formal banking channel
"We are working towards achieving the target of earning one billion dollars as monthly foreign remittance"
14 companies signed onto a commitment to boost female representation at the board level and in management to 20% by 2025
Sri Lanka govt is desperate for foreign inflows
"A reforms office will be opened at the Ministry of Power & Energy to see through the transformation."
Sri Lanka is desperately looking to boost remittances
Foreign workers shifted to black market to send their remittances from Dec 2021 after CB kept rupee artificially up
Sri Lanka sees new political risks since its sovereign debt default
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