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Sri Lanka's record revenue of Rs. 2,551 billion was achieved last year
Sri Lanka has committed for SOE, labour reforms under the IMF deal
Bond yields have risen to multi-decade highs in the US, Germany, UK and Japan in recent weeks
Aimed at strengthening the country's technical and vocational education and training (TVET) sector.
adding 153,511 newly eligible beneficiaries
Reserves building has been slow this year despite higher volume of net dollar buying from market
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"Under the guise of building reserves in our country, it is like going to a bank and taking an overdraft
Business activity expanded in July 2026, CBSL said, supported by broad-based improvements across service sectors.
“All sub-indices contributed positively to this improvement,” CBSL said
Revenue leakages within Excise Department have historically posed challenge to fiscal stability
EU-funded CIRCULAR Project strengthens Sri Lanka's readiness for EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation
The country has seen 5% growth in both 2024 and 2025.
India transitioned to flexible inflation targeting in 2016 after earlier regimes created public confusion
The approval rating declined from a post-election high of 65 percent recorded in February 2026, while disapproval climbe
| 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 | - | - |
Foreigners have bought over US$220mn worth rupee bonds in nine consecutive weeks
The Central Bank bought net US$348.6mn in July from the market
Headline inflation is projected to remain elevated and above the 5 percent target in the near term
EU brings together 50+ public and private sector leaders to strengthen Sri Lanka’s national eco-label
It also exceeded the cumulative target in the first seven months by 30.9% to achieve 1, 639.7 billion rupees.
The land plots belong to three state-owned plantation entities.
CB has bough US$905 million from the market on a net basis in the first seven months of 2026
Remittances likely to reach a fresh record high this year, analysts say
Inaugural feature essay questions the prevailing policy belief that an inflation target of 5 to 7 percent is benign
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