Notable
US$86mn and Yen583mn in debt restructured
Financial allocations alone are insufficient
Over 200,000 jobs created in the past year
Restructure in line with most favoured creditor clause
The IRD has collected record high tax revenue for 2025
Current account of the budget in surplus by Rs112billion rupees
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
| 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 has been in process to boost tax revenue in line with the IMF commitments
In 2023, Rs276 billion from tax payer funds were injected to non-financial SOEs
Cost-based tariffs are part of ADB linked reform program
China Duty Free and One World Duty Free, approved by cabinet this week
This program will support reforms in the power sector introduced under the Electricity Act
Professor Samarajiva made some very good proposals. The Supreme Court in it determination has agreed to these views
The company a Capital Adequacy of 43.01-pct far exceeding the statutory requirement of 10-pct
.The 100 million will go to support a project linked to Sri Lanka's Mahaweli River
The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has studied the income of persons engaged in the 14 sectors, said Siyambalapitiya.
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