Notable
Sri Lanka's tax revenue has doubled in the last four years
Govt has aimed record tax revenue goal this year
Sri Lanka has already achieved more than 62% of this year's target in six months
"Objective of this program is to transform the negative attitude among the public regarding taxation into a positive one
It has already achieved 95.4 percent of this year’s target
"Tax concession needs to be very very carefully brought and also uh to be thought of correctly
The Customs exceeded the 2025 target by 64-pct and Jan 2025 target by 45-pct
The bidder was asked to get independent legal advice
The government has set 2,207 billion rupee target for Customs in 2026, less than last year
Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage is opening for applications
Programme expects to address non tax compliance
The revenue has exceeded this month's target by 9.5-pct in the first 22 days
We saw that our gem industry was slowly moving out of Sri Lanka and was shifting to other countries
The provisions allowing uncompensated curtailment
Last year, Customs outperformed in achieving revenue target
India is giving a grant of 5 million dollars to rebuild the track
| 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 | - | - |
Projects in other areas will also be launched in the coming days
Rupee depreciated due to flaw in IMF program
The assistance will be multi-pronged, assisting Sri Lanka in sectors that are the worst hit
We have introduced criteria based on investment volume and the number of jobs created
Revenue from vehicle imports estimated to fall by around 70% in 2026 compared to last year
The rupee has since depreciated to 310 to the US dollar
The Nanu Oya to Badulla track, alone was estimated to cost around US$127mn to fix
The contract was awarded after calling competitive tenders
We are looking at whether it is possible to provide a pension
Capex to rise 1-pct of GDP and current spending by 0.4-pct
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