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The lender has provided US$298mn to fight the pandemic
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"The President said that the government is ready to bear the cost to ensure that the consumers can purchase rice for exi
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Under 'revenue based fiscal consolidation' state sector was expanded and salaries raised over several years
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Export Import Bank of Korea will give loans of up to 40-year payback with 10-year grace at rates of 0.15-0.2-pct
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The new rules apply to bills of lading and airway bills dated May 06 or after.
CPC had bank borrowings of Rs318bn or 2.5-pct of GDP with the central govt already running a 101-pct of GDP debt
Past projections have been wildly off target when money was printed for 'stop-go' policies
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Sri Lanka's private credit from commercial banks grew by 112.2 billion rupees in March 2021
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Five 'grade-A' turmeric plants would be given to 1.5mn families to produce their own requirements
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Hgher levels of monetary instability and lower growth was seen from around 2015 with 'flexible' policy
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he food sub-index was up 9.0 percent during the past 12 months.
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The state will direct the fertilizer subsidy to cover crop losses
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The inverted interest rates differential had already turned forward exchange rate premiums negative
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Sri Lanka’s challenging macroeconomic situation will likely moderate growth in 2022
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Interbank forex market largely inactive
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| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| US Dollar | 199.5000 | 199.5695 |
| UK Pound | 280.6067 | 281.7522 |
| Euro | 241.0758 | 242.1377 |
| Aus Dollar | 154.3033 | 155.9436 |
| Yen | 1.8202 | 1.8334 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Rupee | 2.7086 | 2.7185 |
| Korea Won | 0.1766 | 0.1778 |
| Oman Rial | 518.1953 | 518.3758 |
| Saudi Riyal | 53.1957 | 53.2143 |
| UAE Dirham | 53.1957 | 54.3320 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 2,869.52 | 0.67% |
| CSE All Share | 7,228.23 | 0.93% |
| Turnover Rs million. | 1,279,238 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 3-m bill | 5.07 | 5.04 |
| 6-m bill | 5.11 | 5.09 |
| 12-m bill | 5.16 | 5.15 |
| 5-yr bond | 7.38 | 7.12 |
| 8-yr bond | 7.87 | 7.71 |
| today | yesterday | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 4.65 | 4.65 |
| Gilt Repo | 4.68 | 4.67 |
| I-m SLIBOR | - | - |
The Sri Lanka embassy in Kuwait says it has repatriated 6,000 stranded migrant workers
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World Bank has also re-directed funds from existing loans for Coronavirus costs
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Export earnings were up 11.5 percent in the first quarter of 2021 to 2,945.53 million US dollars.
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Bank treasurers summoned by authorities
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Proposed National Debt Securities Centre to guarantee loans to small and medium businesses
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Units of foreign companies have been allowed to borrow from parents
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Sri Lanka has raised a tax on potatoes to give higher profits to farmers as harvests come in
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Sri Lanka's unemployment fell to 5.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2020 from an 11 year high of 5.8 percent in the th...
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Sri Lanka residents who have worked abroad, and individuals or firms providing services to foreigners can now open accou...
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Lanka Sugar Company (Pvt) Ltd, built by re-expropriating two privatized firms, are now making profits after ethanol impo...
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