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Action is ill-judged and un-acceptable says Finance Ministry
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CB held T-bill stock sold down by Rs5.6bn after bill auction
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Import substitution firms to benefit, essential goods may be neutral
Overnight rates highest since July 2020 rate cut but below ceiling rate
Banks will consider their cashflows before issuing LCs
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Half the money has to be placed in dollar denominated SLDBs
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They are still at discussion level
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Colombo 01, 02, 03, 07, 08, 09, 10, and 11 will see water supply interrupted for 21-hours from 9:00 AM Saturday (10).
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Cabinet decision has asked for a study
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Expects reserves to improve
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Flexible policy to continue
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Gold coin to be sold at Rs 222,000
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IMF programs impose un-acceptable costs
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| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| US Dollar | 199.9000 | 199.9019 |
| UK Pound | 273.9929 | 273.5957 |
| Euro | 235.8120 | 235.9142 |
| Aus Dollar | 147.0165 | 146.9979 |
| Yen | 1.8150 | 1.8253 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Rupee | 2.6842 | 2.6681 |
| Korea Won | 0.1736 | 0.1740 |
| Oman Rial | 519.2343 | 519.2392 |
| Saudi Riyal | 53.2910 | 53.2972 |
| UAE Dirham | 54.4220 | 54.4232 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 3,095.09 | 0.43% |
| CSE All Share | 8,068.33 | 0.57% |
| Turnover Rs million. | 4,885,333,805.80 | 3,078,656,097.55 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 3-m bill | 5.13 | 5.11 |
| 6-m bill | 5.16 | 5.15 |
| 12-m bill | 5.21 | 5.20 |
| 5-yr bond | 7.34 | 7.33 |
| 8-yr bond | 7.88 | 7.86 |
| today | yesterday | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| Gilt Repo | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| I-m SLIBOR | - | - |
Imports were 400,000 tonnes in 2016 compared to 900,000 in 2019
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The cabinet had cleared a proposed bill to put the plan into effect.
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By July window borrowings were also up
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To maintain unblemished record in debt repayments
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800,000 Pfizer vaccines included
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Owes billions in taxes to IRD and Excise Dept
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Over 200 billion rupees printed to generate US$929mn BOP deficit
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Same dead rope given to King Louis given to this country
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Rates can be raised if inflation picks up
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“It will be a centre for international money laundering for the local and international mafia."
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