Notable
It is the Tranche 5 of the Second Integrated Road Investment Program (i Road 2)
Fed will buy Treasury bill and sell mortgage securities
A marginal Rs6bn rupee current account surplus was recorded up to September
Sri Lanka has one of the highest rates of vehicle tax in the world
Oil import bill down amid other entrants
There were no final decisions made
Hope that we can move fast toward the third review which should start soon
Tax concessions outside of the SDP Act
The loan will be covered by a Treasury Guarantee
Health Ministry has said 49 companies could supply 454 medical supplies
China Exim is the first bilateral creditor to restructure its loans
Sri Lanka has raised its capital investment budget by 35% for this year compared to 2023
Recurrent spending growth contained at 4.4-pct to Rs2,042bn by August 2024, against a 14.5-pct budgeted number
| 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 started new Aswesuma poverty alleviation programme, targeting the poor last year
The World Bank gave 239.8 million dollars
The overall deficit after grants was 911 billion rupees, down 38 percent
It will have to be done after looking at the financial situation
We need to have a conversation with the new government, understand their reform plans
Sri Lanka's new administration said they would go ahead with the debt deal
We intervened to take the process forward without allowing it break down
Current spending is unchanged amid monetary stability
The Chamber looks forward to the completion of the restructuring of Sri Lanka's external debt
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