Notable
Rupee has depreciated around 8 percent so far this year
Legal Draftsman to prepare a draft bill
New program with a more transparent labor-centric and sustainable labor mobility framework
Analysts expect new active credit card numbers to slow after Central Bank's rate hike
Organized by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) in Jakarta, Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) and the Hong Kong
Fuel import costs increased by 68.0 percent year-on-year in July 2026.
Another 322 claims were in progress.
There are hundreds of smaller road also damaged
People without houses will also be paid 5 million rupees to rebuild their house
Country has witnessed record high revenue from the Customs this year
Fed rate cut has led investors to look into other markets, analysts say
Sri Lanka and Vietnam also had governance concerns
EDB working with customs, port authorities, and logistics providers to manage infrastructure delays
We need parliament's approval to get unspent money from other ministries
A team will be in Sri Lanka in January for a new review
Sri Lanka will receive sixth tranche of the EFF after the completion of fifth review
| 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 | - | - |
That is a more of a hot money type of operation
Rupee fell from 297 to 308 over 11 months amid over-purchasing dollars
Government expects to spend Rs. 72.2 billion in the next 25 days in this month
For 2025, Rs50 bn will be sought
The budget debate lasted 21 days.
This request is currently under consideration and subject to approval by the IMF board
Has sought $200mn relief
The shipment was formally handed over by the High Commissioner of the Maldives to Colombo
Also begun discussions on the $3mn grant for disaster relief
And right now, Staff is looking into options to further support Sri Lanka in the recovery proces
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