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Sri Lanka has seen rising opposition against higher taxes and "privatizing" state assets
CIDCA Vice President meet finance minister and transport
"The prices were reduced because the fuel prices and gas prices came down based on global levels."
Sri Lanka's foreign reserves, collected from current inflows are usually loaned the US or similar top-rated borrowers
Sri Lanka's IMF third review, fourth tranche delayed due to elections
Sri Lanka should have a stable liberal policy framework with free trade and strong property rights to draw foreign direc...
ECONOMYNEXT – The World Bank has given Sri Lanka a new procurement system to make the best use of public money in...
ECONOMYNEXT - The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has called on its members to help influence the Sri Lankan government's pr...
Sri Lanka has relaxed by 30 days a newly imposed exchange control that forced exporters to bring back foreign exchange, ...
Emerging global patterns in foreign direct investment and opportunities for Sri Lanka will be the focus of a seminar by ...
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s corporate sector is disappointed over the new coalition government’s perf...
ECONOMYNEXT – A Sri Lankan delegation led by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has held talks with China�...
Sri Lanka's budget deficit has narrowed 10 percent in absolute terms to Rs280.5 billion in the five months to May from R...
Sri Lanka's central bank has bought $204.56 million from commercial banks in July amid renewed foreign investor inflows ...
ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka has called bids to mint 970 million coins including 10 rupee coins amid a severe shortage of 10 ...
| 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 | - | - |
Sri Lanka is considering another hike in the tobacco tax, and the proposal has been sent for finance ministry observatio...
Sri Lanka will follow a 'Swiss Challenge' process to entertain unsolicited proposals made to the government on future pr...
ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has refused to consider the VAT amendment bill because the finance minister had ...
Sri Lanka will host the second Colombo International Maritime conference 2016 in September where opportunities provided ...
ECONOMYNEXT – The United States Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs Charles H. Rivkin ...
ECONOMYNEXT – Chinese small and medium enterprises are seeking more business links with counterparts in Sri Lanka...
Sri Lanka's forex reserves rose to $6.485 million in July 2016, from $5,295 million in June, following the sale of a $1....
Nihal Fonseka, a veteran banker, has been appointed as a member of the governing board of Sri Lanka's central bank.
Sri Lanka should abolish a land reform law that placed ceiling on citizens' ownership of private land to 20 hectares, bl...
A Sri Lankan villager in a remote area will not care if loss-making SriLankan Airlines is privatised, but the government...
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