Notable
The state companies were mostly inactive with no staff
Short service employees to get 900,000 rupees
Current spending creeping up, rising 15-pct by July
MAGA Engineering (Pvt) Ltd was chosen following national competitive tender
When we reconstruct, we have to make build something that is better than what it was
GRADE assessment is already underway in partnership with the Global Facility for Disaster Risk Reduction
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
| 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 | - | - |
The proposed law will give a legal basis for the PPP agency
Monetary stability has been provided to run budget and ordinary people to live and work
Special Cabinet Appointed Negotiation Commitee discussing price
State-Owned Enterprises Restructuring Unit has responded to statements about sale of Hotel Developers Lanka and SLT.
Patali Champika Ranawana, M A Sumanthiran and Rauff Hakeem move court over the deal
Decision taken by Japan to make immediate disbursement instead of waiting for new agreement to be singed
Several key measures identified in an IMF governance diagnosis report will be incorporated
PPPs for housing also discussed
An alternate strategy, to be decided on
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