Notable
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.
An IMF team is also expected in January for discussions on completing the review
The revised cost of the project submitted to cabinet in December 2025 was 47.18 billion rupees
Interest bill start to come down with greater monetary stability
W M Mendis and Company, Wayamba Distilleries, Wayamba Spirits, Globe Blenders, McCallum Brewery, and Kalutara Cooperativ
A bizarre incentive given for SDB Projects is to make salaries of top executives completely free of tax
"State-owned enterprises are a major source of corruption vulnerabilities in Sri Lanka,"
Compensating measures discussed
"If it is reversed it would have damaged the investment environment in the country,"
President Wickremesinhe was unpopulour for his tax reforms
Browns Investments
Pensioners to get half the cost of living allowance
| 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 | - | - |
Elections Commission had opposed the move as polls were declared for September 21
Though there has been requests by various parties to reduce the price of arrack no decision has been taken yet
A $200mn loan linked to financial sector reform is also in the works
Internal Affairs Units will be set up at Inland Revenue and Excise agencies
This is a time when are progressively paying them back
Loan linked to power sector reforms
The subsidy is coming ahead of elections
The statement did not say what the initial assessments indicated
Sri Lanka has about 700,000 pensioners.
Central bank keeps inflation below target
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