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Executive Board concurrence and Board of Governors approval ahead amid Iran jitters
Revenues from the anti-tower tax went up in 2020
"When Rs1,052bn out of the Rs1,373bn in revenues go to pay salaries and pensions of state workers only Rs321bn is left."
Suggests series of reforms
US$500mn in deferred payments, US$400mn in RBI swap
Litro has been in the midst of gas explosion controversy and shortages
Sri Lanka's Central Bank has ordered banks and finance companies to cut deposit rates, saying statutory reserve ratios h...
Sri Lanka is able to meet remaining foreign debt obligations in 2019, with most of the payments due for the year already...
ECONOMYNEXT - The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), a U.S. government aid agency, has approved a grant of 480 mill...
Sri Lanka has resources to meet contingencies after Easter bombing and the rupee has been one of the top performing cur...
ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's largest superannuation fund, the 2.3 trillion rupee Employees' Provident Fund beat most mutual...
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Finance said the Treasury had paid 84.5 billion rupees in overdue pa...
Sri Lanka is expecting to grow 4.0 percent in 2019, up from 3.2 percent in 2018 the central bank said despite a severe c...
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s economic growth slowed to 3.2 percent in 2018 from 3.4 percent the previous year...
Sri Lanka's extended program with the International Monetary Fund is expected to go for board approval in May, an offici...
ECONOMYNEXT – Easter Sunday’s Suicide bombings in Sri Lanka will affect tourism and could have short term ...
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| US Dollar | 367.1686 | 367.3982 |
| UK Pound | 452.6187 | 451.8938 |
| Euro | 388.4167 | 389.8979 |
| Aus Dollar | 255.6136 | 255.4851 |
| Yen | 2.7395 | 2.7267 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Rupee | 4.6108 | 4.6159 |
| Korea Won | 0.2772 | 0.2772 |
| Oman Rial | 935.8320 | 937.3904 |
| Saudi Riyal | 96.0211 | 96.1836 |
| UAE Dirham | 98.0915 | 98.2549 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 2,470.19 | 1.59% |
| CSE All Share | 7,651.19 | 1.26% |
| Turnover Rs million | 1,245,549,656 | 1,102,192,667 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 3-m bill | 21.20 | 21.45 |
| 6-m bill | 21.88 | 22.16 |
| 12-m bill | 22.51 | 22.77 |
| 5-yr bond | 20.38 | 20.79 |
| 8-yr bond | 20.46 | 20.49 |
| today | yesterday | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 14.50 | 14.50 |
| Gilt Repo | 14.50 | 14.50 |
| I-m SLIBOR | - | - |
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka will face heightened risks to its growth outlook and funding needs and lower tourism earn...
Sri Lanka's nationwide inflation picked up to 2.9 percent in the 12-months to March 2019 from 2.4 percent in February, t...
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s monthly trade deficit narrowed to 451 million US dollars in February 2019, the l...
Sri Lankan expressways generated an income of Rs.320 million during the last 12 days, the Road Development Authority (RD...
Sri Lanka's Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera called for public private partnerships (PPPs) and international coopera...
Solar Industries Association to propose its own long-term generation plan, projected to save Rs. 266 billion and add 3,1...
Sri Lanka's rupee started to collapse rapidly from around April 2018 as soon as legal gold imports ended, official data ...
Sri Lanka Customs will halve the number of physical inspections at the border but all importers, exporters, forwarding a...
Sri Lanka’s first satellite ‘Raavana 1’ was launched at 2.16 am today (18), officially marking Sri Lanka’s entra...
Sri Lanka’s worker remittances fell in January 2019, while tourism earnings were marginally higher, the Central B...
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