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Developing infrastructure, providing incentives for investors and promoting R & D also were discussed
Inflation has skyrocketed after oil price hike following the Middle East escalation
Financial services fell 57.25 percent to 2.10 million dollars.
Tea export earnings declined by 17.22 percent year-on-year to 116.73 million dollars in July 2026.
Sri Lanka's current IMF deal ends in March 2027
Sri Lanka has increasingly witnessed climate related natural disasters in the last decade
Total revenue collected jumped 49.8% in the first four months of this year compared to 2025
Speaking at a recent Strategic Dialogue organized by The Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (RCSS)
Sri Lanka's high oil dependency threatens its recovery from 2022 crisis
Sri Lanka has aimed at ambitious tax revenue targets this year
Commerical Banks offering dollars for import TTs at 323 to the US dollar
Analysts say sudden rise in inflation may put the central bank's monetary policy under pressure
“Together We Rise” implemented by World Vision and SAFE Foundation in Sri Lanka, aims to strengthen civil society
Achieves 39.4 percent of this year’s target in the first 117 days: Customs Data
Includes administrative actions and penalties that will be enforced if reporting requirements are violated
The move will see workers recruited into Sri Lanka's already bloated public sector across provincial, public bodies
| 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 | - | - |
A missing payment of 625,000 dollars made by Sri Lanka intended for the US Post
The establishment of a high-level steering committee, a Project Management Unit were discussed
The government has not infused additional capital into the fund since its initial grant of LKR55 million
The government has aimed at fresh record high tax revenue this year
Monthly budget deficit falls to Rs3.8bn in January. Current budget in surplus
Exchange rates of reserve collecting central banks depreciate due to violating a law of nature described by Hume
Total exports of goods and services for March 2026 was 1,467.31 billion US dollars, down 5.2 percent.
Hackers diverted funds due to Australia's export credit agency by sending false emails
Earnings from apparel and textile export fell 11.22 percent to 440.32 million dollars,
Cyber criminals breach email conversation on loan repayments with creditors
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