Notable
Earnings from construction fell 26.14 percent to 5.93 million dollars year-on-year.
“This remarkable performance was mainly supported by a significant rise in exports of Insulated Wires and Cables,
CB says fall in reserves caused by higher import outflows rather than intervention to protect the exchange rate
Central Bank kept its Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) unchanged at the current level of 8.75%
Central Bank last raised policy rate by 100 basis points in May 2026
Financial services fell 62.16 percent to 1.65 million dollars.
The Customs exceeded the 2025 target by 64-pct and Jan 2025 target by 45-pct
Deepened UK-Sri Lanka collaboration supports first-ever women-focused trade delegation from Sri Lanka to the UK
Sri Lanka hosted a pre-bid meeting this week for prospective investors.
Fines of up to Rs25mn for exercising liberities
The bidder was asked to get independent legal advice
To promote and strengthen trade, investment and economic development
Cabinet approved proposal to allocate $100mn of $1,000mn financial support from World Bank
In January the central bank bought 209.8 million dollars and sold 9.5 million dollars
Abeysinghe's statement came after a third round of discussions with World Bank representatives
As Sri Lanka continues on its path to recovery, ADB remains firmly committed to assisting the nation in rebuilding
| 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 | - | - |
Sri Lanka recently faced an extreme weather event
The remittances hit record monthly high in December last year, annual peak in 2025
To be held at 8:30 am Eastern Standard Time / 1:30 pm Greenwich Mean Time /7:00 pm Indian Standard Time, Feb 11
Sri Lanka's past mishandling of foreign policy also has been a reason for 2022 economic crisis
To review ongoing World Bank-supported initiatives in Sri Lanka
The central bank buys around US$1.7bn and sells around $1.2 showing it is running a de fact peg
The short answer for Sri Lanka I think is that you know there is this risk of trade diversion
Over January short term rates have come down
"This time, however, we are determined not to repeat those mistakes."
A current account deficit is indicative of outflows through the financial account
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