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A 4.0-pct contraction if there is global downturn
The new monitoring system shows exporters are bringing money back
With the rupee continuing to devalue in other 5 years 40 rupees will look like 20 rupees
Expects GDP change to be between 0 to 2 percent
There are more than 500 ICT companies, the EDB said.
Fernando said tourism revenue in 2022 was 1.2 billion US dollars.
He had made no comment on banning women massaging men or vice versa, he insisted.
Manufacturing PMI was still below 50
The cabinet had also directed the Legal Draftsman to prepare a bill to set up an International Trade Office
The government will buy 61,600 metric tonnes of paddy to produce 40,000 MT of rice.
I can tell this assembly that the talks are successful
The Health Minister said he needs an additional 10 billion rupees to purchase medicine in 2023
The discussions are becoming successful
Salaries for SOE employees has increased by 633 percent since 2000
Sri Lanka sees new anti-government protest amid high cost of living, taxes
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| US Dollar | 371.7127 | 371.6601 |
| UK Pound | 453.5962 | 453.9794 |
| Euro | 396.3156 | 396.4763 |
| Aus Dollar | 250.1862 | 251.1981 |
| Yen | 2.8251 | 2.7549 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Rupee | 4.3961 | 4.3963 |
| Korea Won | 0.2820 | 0.2791 |
| Oman Rial | 943.2237 | 943.2268 |
| Saudi Riyal | 96.7270 | 96.7115 |
| UAE Dirham | 98.8729 | 98.8786 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 2,653.84 | -1.51% |
| CSE All Share | 8,420.26 | -1.04% |
| Turnover Rs million | 4,621,153,484 | 2,824,714,520 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 3-m bill | 31.03 | 31.03 |
| 6-m bill | 29.57 | 29.60 |
| 12-m bill | 28.41 | 28.41 |
| 5-yr bond | 27.49 | 27.57 |
| 8-yr bond | 27.44 | 27.23 |
| today | yesterday | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 15.50 | 15.50 |
| Gilt Repo | 15.50 | 15.50 |
| I-m SLIBOR | - | - |
Sri Lanka saw number of boat people increasing over 11 folder last year
Trade and Investment Attache of Pakistan was also present in the meeting.
In 2023 the agency has been give a target to collect 217 billion rupees.
Overall deficit down to 5.5-pct of projected revenues from 8.6-pct last year
Vietnam does not have fully credible peg, but its monetary policy not widely inconsistent
Average coconut prices went up 20.5 percent in the year to December 2022, lower than other food commodities.
We discussed with China's EXIM Bank this week and by now we have commenced exchanging views on it
“If import tax on animal feed was removed we could further bring down prices to roughly 43 rupees."
Sri Lankan expatriate workers sent money via illegal methods after the central bank propped up rupee artificially
China does not have the tradition of that coordination that exists in more mature lenders
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