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Sri Lanka spent only 75% of the allocated capital spending last year
Sri Lanka's tax to GDP ratio has already doubled to more than 15% from below 8% when it faced economic crisis
Potential negative macroeconomic effects reflected in sector outlooks for banks in the Philippines and Sri Lanka.
A pre-bid meeting will be held at 10 am on June 25
CSF urges careful design of trade adjustment programme to address industry pressure
47th AGM of the Sri Lanka – Japan Business Council of The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce
Sri Lanka has one of the highest rates of vehicle tax in the world
Inflation measured by the world's most delicious, decadent and interesting Christmas cake moves up
While Western province continued to hold largest footprint in country’s nominal GDP, other provinces combined grew
Gold hit 4,475 to the ounce, up from 20 dollars when the Fed was created
Sri Lanka has witnessed o erf USD 238 million worth foreign inflows into rupee bonds this year
Announces $100mn in grants
Geopolitical risk is likely to remain heightened in 2026, while domestic political pressures could also flare up again,
Damage to railways estimated at US$1.7bn
Climate Resilient Debt Clauses (CRDCs) allow automatic postponement of debt service
| 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 | - | - |
President has said $500mn could be expected
Top names include Joseph Stiglitz and Stephanie Kelton
Growth to be hit in the short term
IMF team due in January for discuss revised review
About 600 billion rupees in 2025 and 300-350 billion in 2025
Financial loss of a young rice field may be about 80,000 rupees
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RFI approval comes after Sri Lanka requested it following the disaster
The Treasury cash buffer had expanded to 1,202 billion rupees by November 2025
Under a flexible exchange rate regime, an extreme soft-peg there is both monetary and exchange rate policy mix
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