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Foreign Office consultations between Sri Lanka and Kyrgyz Republic held in Bishkek
National Co-operative Exports Limited will ship the onions
Met with senior officials to discuss measures to enhance regional cooperation under various BIMSTEC initiatives
The government reduced import tax on rice by 65 rupees for 19 days in January to encourage imports
"Therefore, I am recommending a straight 50% Tariff on the European Union, starting on June 1, 2025.
Awareness Session on Market Access for Export Agricultural Products to the New Zealand Market.
India and Sri Lanka are likely to sign a new trade deal by December and both countries should be more open in order to i...
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Sri Lanka's pharmaceutical firms, hit by rising costs from currency deprecation are calling for controlled prices to be ...
Using free trade agreements as the key tool of reform in a multi-party political system is a bold move, an Australian ex...
Sri Lanka could get more manufacturing investment as economic tensions between the US and China grow, and companies try ...
Sri Lanka's embassy in Seoul, and Colombo-based Hatton National Bank had trained migrant workers in several cities in So...
A growing number of Chinese companies are adopting a crafty way to evade US President Donald Trump's tariffs: remove the...
HVA Foods Plc, a Sri Lanka based company known for its Heladiv branded ready-to-drink tea, said it has opened a unit in ...
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Sri Lanka would face reputational damage and outward flight of investments if it leaves the Singapore free trade agreeme...
| 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 | - | - |
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ECONOMYNEXT – A United States trade representative has held a closed door meeting with officials of American busi...
Sri Lanka's state workers could arbitrage taxes of around 15 billion rupees by re-selling duty-slashed permits that have...
Sri Lanka’s tea industry is suffering because illegal imports of cheap tea is rampant, top tea exporter Dilmah Ce...
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ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s trade gap widened sharply in June 2018 to US$795 million from $554 million a yea...
A Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement with Singapore can be reviewed annually, and the government will set up an independent ...
Sri Lankan aluminium industry which is already protected with import duty, should be further controlled with quality reg...
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