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We are looking at whether it is possible to provide a pension
Capex to rise 1-pct of GDP and current spending by 0.4-pct
Sri Lanka's consumer prices have risen 3.4-pct over 39-months from September 2022
We think we can reach 2,540 billion rupees
Sri Lanka has aimed at ambitious tax revenue targets this year
Achieves 39.4 percent of this year’s target in the first 117 days: Customs Data
The Japanese drones could be used for monitoring, surveillance and disaster relief
Budget deficit fell to 411 billion rupees in August 2025, down 55 percent from a year earlier
Defaulted securities are trading above par
So this is a very active discussion at the moment on the future of our activity in the country
Levy to be raised by 3%, entry fee for locals to be doubled
A VAT reduction as well as rate cuts led to the currency and higher poverty in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's bill auctions have failed to be fully subscribed in recent weeks at the cut off rates
Many of Sri Lanka's other bond including macro-linked bonds are amortizing securities
The Appropriation Bill was cleared by the Attorney General
Service providers had also requested more time.
| 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 | - | - |
The state companies were mostly inactive with no staff
Short service employees to get 900,000 rupees
Current spending creeping up, rising 15-pct by July
MAGA Engineering (Pvt) Ltd was chosen following national competitive tender
US$86mn and Yen583mn in debt restructured
Financial allocations alone are insufficient
Over 200,000 jobs created in the past year
Restructure in line with most favoured creditor clause
Primary deficit sharply exceeded
Sri Lanka's tax revenue under IMF bailout package has risen steadily
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