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Sri Lanka witnessed a net inflow of over Rs.55.2 billion rupees (US$167.2 million) in last four straight weeks
The U.S. has proposed 12.5% tariff on Sri Lanka's exports given they contained imported goods using forced labours
Exporters Association of Sri Lanka Calls for Clear Implementation Framework on New Forced Labour Import Regulations
Gevorg Sargsyan was speaking at the Exporters' Association of Sri Lanka Annual General Meeting
The decline was observed across major export destinations, with shipments to the United States decreasing by 13.43 perce
"The priority now must be to preserve this stability and build on it through implementation of reforms related to trade
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
| 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 | - | - |
In keeping with the International Monetary Fund's recommendations.
The country relaxed import restrictions early 2025
The move expects to boost women participation in labour force
Gold prices fell 11 percent, Silver plummeted up to 35 percent last Friday
The government has set 2,207 billion rupee target for Customs in 2026, less than last year
Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage is opening for applications
Year-on-year food inflation accelerated to 3.3 percent in January from 3.0 percent in December.
This would bring the total daily wage to 1,750 rupees.
Credit growth slows to 25.2-pct in December from 26-pct in previous month
“You can see that is continuing this month as well.”
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