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Two more reviews available under the latest IMF programme
EDB moves to expand island wide testing and certification facilities to boost export competitiveness
Government's objective of improving revenue performance toward reaching 20 percent of GDP
Financial services fell 57.25 percent to 2.10 million dollars.
Tea export earnings declined by 17.22 percent year-on-year to 116.73 million dollars in July 2026.
Over 1.6 million hit from floods and landslides
Vietnam and Thailand get $2mn each
Customs has already reached its 2025 revenue target
Depletion of seed paddy also a concern
Customs have already reached its annual target of Rs. 2,115 bn already
Food prices have deflated 3.31 percent since September 2022
The World Bank has been commissioned to conduct the Global Rapid Post-Disaster Damage Estimation
We will take action through supplementary estimates and Parliament to secure additional provisions
Floods peaking in most areas except downriver Mahaweli in Trincomalee district
One million hit by floods and landslides
| 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 | - | - |
Bridges could be made usable with Baily Bridges and causways
Mulls sending Japan Disaster Response team
Electricity to be restored starting Saturday evening
Investment goods, base metals, vehicle imports up, amid strong credit growth
With many respondents reporting an increase in government-funded projects, New Orders rose from September to October.
The move aimed at ensuring such expenditures align strictly with national development objectives.
Committee was launched to address challenges faced by Japanese companies operating in Sri Lanka
"The resilience of a sovereign’s ratings to major bouts of unrest will depend on its credit buffers."
President to attend Ceylon Chamber’s Sri Lanka Economic and Investment Summit 2025 opening
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