Notable
Sri Lanka has one state sector employee for every 16 people
The disease is also slightly spreading to other provinces in Sri Lanka
Good governance, and a recognition of the democratic process is key
In the fourth quarter of 2023, the economy shrank 11.2 percent
Sri Lanka has seen 11.8 bln inflow into govt securities in last six weeks.
Primary objective of the mission was to maximise the benefits of the Free Trade Agreement
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ECONOMYNEXT - A deal with the International Monetary Fund would boost foreign reserves, but tax collections and smaller ...
ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka has decided to build a reservoir in Heda Oya in the Eastern district of Ampara, which will cost ...
ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's economic plan agreed with the International Monetary Fund would be tough to implement and coul...
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ECONOMYNEXT – The number of Sri Lankans going abroad in search of work fell sharply in 2015 with remittances, a k...
ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka will release a white paper on a new customs code this year, and a new income tax law will go int...
ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka will abolish its exchange control law to remove 'draconian' provisions in line with other civili...
ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka has signed up to $249 million worth of investment deals, with $189 million coming in March follo...
ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka will not tax education, Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake said, but spending by sick and aged p...
| 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 United States and Sri Lanka adopted a five-year joint action plan to boost trade and investment with p...
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka faces a high risk of its flow of remittances from migrant workers being disrupted by the ...
ECONOMYNEXT - Consumer prices in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo rose 3.1 percent in April 2016 from a year ago, after ha...
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankans should be prepared for “some pain†as the government raises taxes and admin...
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s deal with the International Monetary Fund to get a loan of 1.5 billion US dollar...
ECONOMYNEXT - The full text of the International Monetary Fund statement on reaching a staff level agreement is reproduc...
ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka has reached a three year deal to borrow 1.5 billion US dollars from the International Monetary F...
ECONOMYNEXT – Wide ranging reforms in the state sector that will include loss-making utilities like power and wat...
ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa has slammed a 15 value added tax on health service and educatio...
ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's domestic savings rate dropped to 22.6 percent of gross domestic product in 2015 from 24 percen...
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