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Opposition backed state sector trade unions led protest against tax hike
it's really up to them to find some kind of instrument that works for both parties
“The country cannot afford any pauses in the programme, or returning for an 18th program with the IMF."
The approval will be needed by the third week of April
Singapore does not have a policy rate, which allows macro-economists to print money to boost credit
Sri Lanka's Ceylon Chamber of Commerce said it will host a session on Public Private Partnerships at a economic forum on...
ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's central bank has generated 4.8 percent inflation up to May 2016, a tad short of the 4.9 percen...
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Minister of Plantation Industries Navin Dissanayake said he intends to clean up ...
ECONOMYNEXT - The Council of the European Union had approved lifting a ban on fisheries exports from Sri Lanka and the c...
ECONOMYNEXT - An International Monetary Fund staff report highlighted a controversial bond auction in March 2016, where ...
ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's program with the International Monetary Fund can improve policy predictability and help streng...
ECONOMYNEXT – Executives from companies in Guangzhou, the capital of south China’s Guangdong province, are...
ECONOMYNEXT – Türk Exim Bank will give a $350 million loan to the Sri Lankan government under a deal to be sig...
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka's economy grew 5.5 percent in the first quarter of 2016 from a year ago, led by industria...
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s government has agreed to introduce automatic pricing mechanisms that ensure reta...
| 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 | - | - |
ECONOMYNEXT – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Sri Lanka has good growth prospects if it puts its econo...
ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's Central Bank has been given an inflation ceiling as a key target for the first time in the dea...
ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's central bank has pledged not to provide foreign exchange cover for borrowers - who were mainly...
ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's gross official forex reserves dropped to a new low of $5.62 billion in May 2015 from Rs6.06 bi...
PUNE, India, June 10 (Reuters) - India's plan to levy tax on sugar exports could hit nearly 75,000 tonnes of shipment he...
ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka will charge capital gains tax, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told parliament, reviving a t...
ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka can relax exchange controls before the end of the year due to a large pipeline of foreign borrow...
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka has reduced its government revenue target for 2016 due to tax amendments in this year's bu...
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s export earnings fell 1.7 percent in February 2016 to $888 million from a year ag...
ECONOMYNEXT – The International Monetary Fund has said that publication of its economic report on Sri Lanka after...
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