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EU-funded CIRCULAR Project strengthens Sri Lanka's readiness for EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation
The country has seen 5% growth in both 2024 and 2025.
India transitioned to flexible inflation targeting in 2016 after earlier regimes created public confusion
The approval rating declined from a post-election high of 65 percent recorded in February 2026, while disapproval climbe
While ‘Risks Related to Financial Infrastructure’ also increased.
Sri Lanka had spent only 17.4% of allocated 2026 total capital expenditure as of mid June
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
| 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 | - | - |
It has already achieved 28.8% of the 2026 target in the first 85 days
ADB is fast-tracking a 200 million dollar Emergency Assistance Loan to restore vital transport networks and irrigation
Exports earnings from construction fell 8.10 percent to 6.35 million dollars year-on-year.
Earnings from electrical and electronic components export rose 54.37 percent to 48.35 million dollars.
We will maintain all what we have relaxed so far. Those will prevail
An IMF team will be in Sri Lanka for 5th and 6th reviews in the next two weeks
Says current low inflation provides sufficient space to accommodate impact of higher energy prices
Asks people to turn off fridges from 6 pm to 10 pm
The new price of a 450g loaf of bread will be 130 rupees.
Continuation of that from 2024, which was the first year of GDP growth since Sri Lanka’s economic crisis in 2022
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