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It has exceeded monthly targets for last eight straight months
Q2 growth is the lowest economic expansion since the June quarter of 2024
Q2 growth is slower than the 2026 Q1 expansion
Sri Lanka likely to receive record remittances this year
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
"Continued engagement with the IMF programme remains critical to preserving macroeconomic stability
Performance criteria on non-default missed due to hacking
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CB raised OPR by 100 basis points, the first hike in 12 months
Increase in number of state-owned enterprises employing workers on temporary basis through manpower agecies
From May 27-29, hosted by the Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Sri Lanka (AHK Sri Lanka), German Embassy
Cash short banks will now have to get LOLR at 9.25-pct
Sri Lanka's rupee fell to more than three-year low
Financial services grew 119.41 percent to 10.45 million dollars.
Tea exports fell 6.82 percent to 100.02 million dollars, while apparel and textile exports fell 4.88 percent to 346.67mn
| 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 | - | - |
Vijitha Herath is set to visit New Zealand and Australia from May 26 to June 3.
CBSL, as the manager of the EPF, applies lower transparency standards to the EPF than to other financial entities
A maximum LTV ratio of 70 per cent , and maximum LTV limits tightened by 10 percentage points
Government denies leaking information for two private firms to open 4,000 LCs. Claimed only 1,762 LCs opened on May 15
"The rupee is under tremendous pressure. And we don’t have clear answers nor plans,"
Urged against using undial
Sri Lanka’s FX reserves fell by 7%, and is facing currency pressure
IMF Board expected to approve for US$700mn worth two disbursements under Extended Fund Facility on May 27
Sri Lanka's rupee has depreciated sharply since last week
Talks on enhancing collaboration with SCO partners in several key areas
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