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IMF has suggested income tax at US$4 a day.
We are in direct discussions with China
High income taxes a measure to take the country out of currency crisis
Says Saudi Arabia will also provide assurances soon
Cost-based tariffs are part of ADB linked reform program
China Duty Free and One World Duty Free, approved by cabinet this week
A slowdown in growth and higher inflation can undermine plans to reduce budget deficit, despite an agreement with the In...
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Sri Lanka is making good progress on tax collection and new taxes announced in a budget for should bring more revenues t...
Sri Lanka's government Wednesday launched an investigation into a $700 million river diversion deal that had been finali...
Sri Lanka state-run National Water Supply and Drainage Board is heading for a financial crisis due to the inability to s...
Sri Lanka's rulers are once again trying to target two pension funds made up of money from private sector workers, a med...
Sri Lanka will put hotels set up by the military and holiday homes of state agencies in one corporate entity to target t...
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| 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 | - | - |
Sri Lanka is expecting payments from China for the sale of Hambantota port to flow in from January 2017, Central Bank Go...
Sri Lanka's sharp hikes in tax rates and weak economic freedoms are undermining the hotel investment environment, despit...
China has indicated that up to 2,500 companies looking to invest abroad could invest in Sri Lanka if the island can crea...
Sri Lanka's budget was approved by parliament Friday with an overwhelming majority of 107 votes, far in excess of what t...
Sri Lanka's Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, the country's largest trade association, backed the proposed budget with a lower...
Sri Lanka's cabinet of ministers had approved the setting up of domestic drug companies as joint ventures with State Pha...
Sri Lanka's tax hikes will strengthen the revenue base, but some of the revenue assumptions look optimistic and governme...
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A debit tax on bank withdrawals will have to be paid by banks, Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake said, amid rising conc...
Sri Lanka is likely to exempt taxes on future interest of bonds issued before the budget in November, but is likely to t...
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