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Discussed regulatory and operational issues faced by electronic and electrical manufacturers and how to resolve them
Govt has spent less than 30-pct of this year's capital expenditure budget in first nine months
Sri Lanka's rural poverty has been higher due to lack of economic opportunities
The funds will be used to implement the Water Supply and Sanitation Reform Program - Sub-program 2.
The total estimated cost for Phase 2 of the program is 536.5 million dollars
The new structure also addresses employee incentives and financial returns.
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
| 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 | - | - |
Ceylon Chamber and Southern Gujarat Chamber renew agreement to increase Sri Lanka, Gujarat ties
Despite US Federal Reserve raising flags on suspicious activity and JP Morgan issuing fraud alerts, Treasury transferred
The loan, sourced from the ADB’s Ordinary Capital Resources (OCR), falls under Subprogram 1 of the Trade, Investment, ...
Implementation plan for 2026–2028 under the United Nations’ Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration
Amendment to the Employees' Provident Fund Act, No. 15 of 1958
“The Central Bank intervention in the domestic foreign exchange market was primarily aimed at curtailing undue exchang...
The cumulative deficit for the first half of 2026 was 245 million dollars compared to the surplus recorded in 2025
Year on year food inflation accelerated to 6.3 percent in July 2026 from 3.6 percent in June 2026, contributing mainly t
The package will help Cambodia and Sri Lanka withstand today’s pressures and emerge stronger from the next shock.
Customs achieved 73 percent of this year’s target even before the end of seven months
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