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New tax will not have an impact on market prices of vehicle, say deputy Finance Minister
"Sluggish growth" could derail Sri Lanka's path to recovery, a report by First Capital Research warns.
It exceeded monthly targets in the last four consecutive month
Total revenue collected jumped 49.8% in the first four months of this year compared to 2025
Customs achieved 73 percent of this year’s target even before the end of seven months
Top names include Joseph Stiglitz and Stephanie Kelton
Growth to be hit in the short term
IMF team due in January for discuss revised review
About 600 billion rupees in 2025 and 300-350 billion in 2025
Financial loss of a young rice field may be about 80,000 rupees
The Treasury cash buffer had expanded to 1,202 billion rupees by November 2025
About 40 bridges have been damaged and 18 were major bridges
We are exceeding the target because it is an emergency
Customs revenues may exceed target by Rs350bn
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| 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 | - | - |
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
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
The IRD has collected record high tax revenue for 2025
Current account of the budget in surplus by Rs112billion rupees
The session will consider a supplementary estimate for Cyclone Ditwah related recovery work
Borrowings for grid strengthening
The floodwaters reached nearly 720,000 buildings, about one in every twelve buildings in the country
There are hundreds of smaller road also damaged
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