Notable
The session will consider a supplementary estimate for Cyclone Ditwah related recovery work
Borrowings for grid strengthening
The floodwaters reached nearly 720,000 buildings, about one in every twelve buildings in the country
There are hundreds of smaller road also damaged
The Customs exceeded the 2025 target by 64-pct and Jan 2025 target by 45-pct
The bidder was asked to get independent legal advice
"Unsolicited proposals increase the potential for corruption," Transparency International said in its plaint.
IMF to announce board date in due course
Non-interest current spending up, capex down
Capex has slowed from last year
Sri Lanka is in an IMF deal with a $3 bln bailout package with raft of conditions
Customs 104-pct of target, Excise 106-pct and Inland Revenue 101-pct
To become and alternative executive director of the ADB
CEB faced 4.8-pct premium for sovereign guarantee
Passenger revenues down and so are fuel costs
Practice to appoint next in line senior officer, but the government is planning to make a political appointment
| 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 | - | - |
President Dissanayake's government has doubled WHT on income to 10% from April 1, 2025
True undated securities may be too ambitions but a start could be made with 5 to 10 year securities
Vietnam wants to slash its public sector 20-pct
The Porsche Cayenne S was sold at 13.61 million rupees
Tax revenues expanded 18 percent to 985.9 billion rupees
Deficit driven by interest costs
Some bank paid more taxes than the residual left for shareholders and for capital
It is not clear when and why the Sri Lanka government bought a Porsche Cayenne
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