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CB raised OPR by 100 basis points, the first hike in 12 months
Increase in number of state-owned enterprises employing workers on temporary basis through manpower agecies
From May 27-29, hosted by the Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Sri Lanka (AHK Sri Lanka), German Embassy
Already inflation has breached Sri Lanka Central Bank's upper inflation limit of 7%.
Ceylon Chamber strengthens business links with Qatar and Lebanon
"We will make the refunds for low and medium risk exporters within 16 days,"
Rs 25bn injected in 2025 not counting the sovereign guaranteed bond
Thanks to this agreement, 99 percent of our external debt will now be settled
Cash of $60mn and amortizing bonds
Operating expenses had grown only 3 percent, with fuel prices also declining
Sri Lanka rupee has been on a falling trend amid higher credit growth, central bank dollar purchase
Treasury gives 23.5 billion rupees in equity to NSWDB
Denmark restructured $39mn in bilateral debt
Construction of 7-storey residential building in Kandy for Sri Lanka Railways under Kandy Multimodal Transport Terminal
An investment component of 30 million would require spending
| 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 | - | - |
Driven by manufacture of food & beverages sector, with many companies receiving orders for upcoming festive season
“Business activities related to financial services continued to improve, supported by increased lending activities.”...
NMRA plans to launch app to check drug prices
When children graduate from school, they simply don't have the skills needed to enter the workforce
Sri Lanka has been mainly using US dollar as the currency for in international trade
In addition to food, some fertilizers and pharma inputs also removed from Trump tariffs
Amendment will enable a 50% increase in lending to more than $36 billion annually to support developing member countries
Mercedes, Audi and BMW cars were also registered
BYD registrations drop to
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