Notable
"Under the guise of building reserves in our country, it is like going to a bank and taking an overdraft
Business activity expanded in July 2026, CBSL said, supported by broad-based improvements across service sectors.
“All sub-indices contributed positively to this improvement,” CBSL said
Revenue leakages within Excise Department have historically posed challenge to fiscal stability
Customs likely to achieve 2026 fully year target in mid-October
Current EFF ends in March 2027
Sri Lanka's central bank started to escape accountability for exchange rate depreciation from around 1980
"Policy makers will need to carry out structural reforms to lift productivity and growth."
A steep rise in global energy prices has begun to be reflected in inflation data for March,
Global growth forecast was cut to 2 percent.
Higher inflows come amid escalation in the Middle East where most Sri Lankan expatriates live
Lower tourism revenues, higher energy and fertilizer import costs could be among negative fallouts
Sri Lanka may access to US$700mn once the staff-level agreement is approved by IMF Board
The new QR-based P2P system is intended to make interpersonal payments seamless and as fast as handing over cash.
| 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 | - | - |
Supermarket shelves were empty of the larger packet of fresh milk over the weekend and into Monday.
The number of active credit cards grew 4.8% last year.
Achieves 30% of 2026 target in the first quarter
IMF delegation met the President on Thursday amid the discussions for 5th, 6th review
YWCA Bangkok contributed 200,000 baht, while the Thai Beverage Public Company Limited contributed 10,000 dollars
Imports of these rice varieties will be allowed from April 1 to 30, and must be cleared by May 31
Widely-watched Colombo Consumer Price Index rose 0.5 percent in March to 195.8 points from 195.3 points previous month
Meeting to discuss foreign employment opportunities in the shipping and marine sectors for retired navy personnel
Sri Lanka received the Regional Debt Management Office Award for Asia-Pacific for its efforts to restructure public debt
Therefore, what is visible to us is that the deflation did not negatively affect our economy
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