Notable
People without houses will also be paid 5 million rupees to rebuild their house
Country has witnessed record high revenue from the Customs this year
Sri Lanka and Vietnam also had governance concerns
We need parliament's approval to get unspent money from other ministries
The government has set 2,207 billion rupee target for Customs in 2026, less than last year
Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage is opening for applications
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
| 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 | - | - |
Funding including guarantees spread over three years
On the invitation of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake
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Tax revenue grew 18 percent to 760.7 billion rupees
Switzerland has one of the best central banks and the lowest inflation
The overall deficit was 119.4 billion rupees, down from 166.9 billion rupees last year
Sri Lanka has doubled WHT to 10% from this month.
IRD aims for 2.1 trillion rupee tax revenue this year
The EPF has built back around US $5.29 billion dollars after losing 6.27
Real returns after inflation hits double digits
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