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In 2023 there are 7 'long weekends' where Friday or Monday is a holiday.
List includes mineral water, hearse, fuel, fruity juice, etc.
Alcohol taxes up 20-pct per proof litre
AASL has spent 225 million rupees to allocate 1900 square meters on the second floor for 31 electronic related shops.
There are goods that can be made in the country that is better than the foreign ones
The slide had been relentless since September 2014
Consumer Inflation hits highest level since 2008
As soon as private sector activities were curtailed, economies collapsed around the world
By end 2020, Treasury guarantees already issued totalled Rs1.34 trillion
“The resilience in a pandemic is essentially the resilience in the economy too."
Companies could also pledge assets to non-residents and issue corporate guarantees
Foreign debt including private loans had fallen to US$54.8bn from US$49.2bn
Invites investment to Colombo Port City, energy, information technology, agriculture
A Coronavirus third wave is further slowing the economy
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| US Dollar | 330.2942 | 315.1016 |
| UK Pound | 429.0139 | 401.1871 |
| Euro | 372.1704 | 343.1959 |
| Aus Dollar | 227.2526 | 211.5951 |
| Yen | 2.3820 | 2.1908 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Rupee | 3.6453 | 3.5932 |
| Korea Won | 0.2342 | 0.2292 |
| Oman Rial | 780.3569 | 769.4973 |
| Saudi Riyal | 80.1114 | 78.9849 |
| UAE Dirham | 81.7952 | 80.6569 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 2,573.80 | 1.00% |
| CSE All Share | 9,073.41 | 0.65% |
| Turnover Rs million | 1,591,766,524.95 | 1,029,335,694.32 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 3-m bill | 21.72 | 21.79 |
| 6-m bill | 19.55 | 20.31 |
| 12-m bill | 17.72 | 19.28 |
| 5-yr bond | 21.00 | 22.53 |
| 8-yr bond | 19.42 | 20.55 |
| today | yesterday | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 13.93 | 14.00 |
| Gilt Repo | 13.50 | 14.00 |
| I-m SLIBOR | - | - |
Index up 1.1-pct during the month
An increase in domestic liquidity will also pressure the exchange rate
But it may be decided at any point until then, Army Commander Gen Shavendra Silva said.
They don't need to go to Dubai, they don't need to go Singapore to work
Incredibly proactive and effective set of containment policies - IMF
An extraordinary gazette notification declaring these services essential was issued May 27 afternoon.
The Colombo Port City Commission Act is now effective as of May 27
Forum to showcase investment opportunities and build joint ventures
Sri Lanka started giving tax free luxury cars to MPs in the 1980s
The swap would be backed by a government guarantee
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