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The IFC recognized the first batch of Geographical Indication (GI) certified Ceylon Cinnamon growers in the country
Framework to promote development, diversification and wider market access of fair trade products from Sri Lanka
Import containers from East Asia had not gone up as much, so far
“From May 3rd to 6th the president will be on an official visit to Viet Nam,”
"This unilateralism and hegemonic bullying have severely impacted the global economic order"
Sri Lanka's Development Strategies and International Trade Malik Samarawickrama had met top official of the World Econom...
Sri Lanka-based export coconut product brands have been issued permits to import 78,000 metric tonnes of frozen kernel a...
ECONOMYNEXT – Pakistani products ranging from carpets to cosmetics and auto parts will be on show at the “P...
Trade and services between Sri Lanka and Australia had reached 1.3 billion Australian dollars in 2017 (about 960 million...
ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's worker remittances fell 7.27 percent to 6,080 million dollars, in the 11 months to November 20...
Sri Lanka's exports of activated carbon, some types of tyres, brooms and brushes may attract higher duty from the US, af...
Sri Lanka's exports rose 14.1 percent from a year earlier to 976 million US dollars in October 2017, helped by strong de...
A preferential duty scheme for Sri Lanka by the United States expires on December 31, and exports will be subject to sta...
A team of technical experts from Russia would visit Sri Lanka in January to examine plant quarantine procedures here, th...
Russia will lift a ban on Ceylon Tea from December 30 imposed after claims of finding a beetle, officials said, after Sr...
| 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 – A guide for exporters to the European Union’s GSP+ trade deal giving duty free access has be...
ECONOMYNEXT – China accounted for 35% of foreign direct investments into Sri Lanka up to September this year with...
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka will have more opportunities in the Indian with the ongoing rapid development of infrastr...
ECONOMYNEXT – China is considering investments in export industries in Sri Lanka partly to get around trade sanct...
Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena will ink and agreements on employment and labour during a state visit to Sout...
Sri Lanka's imports rose 10.5 percent to 1,666.7 million US dollars in September, with investment and intermediate goods...
Sri Lanka's exports rose 12.9 percent to, 1.011 million dollars, with strong demand for apparels from US and European ma...
Sri Lanka and India plans to expedited delayed projects agreed in April 2017, and also take forward talks on a free trad...
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s rupee depreciated by 2.2 per cent against the US dollar during the year up to en...
ECONOMYNEXT – The World Bank has urged Sri Lanka to increase data sharing among government agencies and the priva...
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