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The trade deficit is triggered when people spend income from tourism, BPO services and worker remittances
If the rupee strengthens, price can fall further
For Sri Lanka to export poultry products to Singapore, it is imperative for country to meet stringent requirements
20-pct of imports to be taxed to give profits to special interests
EDB awareness session on agricultural product exports to China through GACC Registration
Sri Lanka at HKTDC Hong Kong Gifts and Premium Fair 2025
ECONOMYNEXT – A Sri Lanka investment conclave to be held in Beijing this month seeks to draw Chinese investors to...
Amid high import duties, ethanol the main ingredient for making arrack is being imported to Sri Lanka by politically con...
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...
ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka and Myanmar have agreed to revive a two-decades-old trade agreement between the two countries wh...
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...
ECONOMYNEXT – Sensitive domestic industries like footwear and confectionery remain protected in Sri Lanka’...
| 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's state-run Ceylon Fertilizer Company Ltd, and Colombo Commercial Fertilizers Ltd, has awarded contracts to tw...
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s import tax exemption schemes are not transparent, subject to undue official disc...
Sales of unregistered cars slowed to a crawl last week following strong indications from Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesi...
ECONOMYNEXT – Bangladesh is hoping to attract Sri Lankan investments by opening up new sectors and providing fast...
Sri Lanka's Anuradhapura city was at the centre of Indian Ocean trade, when there was no Singapore or Dubai Prime Minist...
The government is considering duty reductions for small hybrid cars as well as mid-size sedans after the country’...
The government is expected to further tighten vehicle imports after sharply raising customs duty on small hybrid cars th...
ECONOMYNEXT – China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) trade and infrastructure initiative and investments i...
Sri Lanka launched a trade information website Friday bringing together up-to-date information on regulations and proced...
Sri Lanka's merchandise exports rose 9.8 percent from a year earlier to 841 million dollars in May and tourism grew 6.2 ...
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