Notable
Should such shocks materialize, they will be addressed within the contours of the EFF program
Sri Lanka operates a so-called flexible exchange rate
Sri Lanka will discuss the progress achieved so far and the way forward
To built two high end residential towers and luxury villas
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
The government ended up with 542.3 billion rupees cash surplus by April.
Then will have that agreement as well
Current account deficit still wide. Primary balance is surplus due to interest bill exceeding overall deficit
Foreign financing was a net repayment of equivalent to Rs14.9bn in the first three months
While India and several nations negotiated with the Paris Club, China negotiated on a parallel track
Sri Lanka will then have until 2043 to repay the loans under concessional terms
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Agreement with China Exim Bank also to be signed today
A property tax was implemented even when N.M. Perera was the Finance Minister
Talks with sovereign bond holders later in the week
| 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 | - | - |
President Wickremesinghe is due to make a "special" national address on Wednesday evening
Pandemic preparedness will also be improved.
Whatever the President said the IMF agreement says owner occupied house
25 percent of water taken without paying anything
The list only shows waivers of a so-called 'luxury tax' waivers applicable to vehicles above certain value
Sri Lanka has bilateral debt with Paris Club creditors, India and China
"All unauthorized occupants who do not register by that date will be removed from railway premises."
The panel has said that individuals should be given increments on a 'meritocracy'
...[O]ne house will be exempt from this
The envisaged property tax is in an advanced stage of design and therefore or
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