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Sri Lanka's exports have grown 5.6 percent from a year earlier to 1.001.27 million dollars in September 2020, with expor...
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Sri Lanka will enforce anti-dumping laws from October 10, a state gazette notice said, tightening the grip of businesses...
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Sri Lanka has slapped 300 rupee per kilogram tax on moulded bamboo used in construction, according a government gazette...
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India expects Sri Lanka to go ahead with agreed deals on ports and energy request for Prime Minister Narendra Modi had s...
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India is boosting vaccine production capacity as domestic cases also continue to rise and Sri Lanka has said the origina...
Sri Lanka will ban the import of printed batik and handloom textiles to eliminate competition from imports for domestic ...
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s Customs is planning to set up a new inspection facility with Asian Development ...
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Sri Lanka's central bank has tightened a loophole in newly slapped import restrictions to stop items like baby cologne, ...
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ECONOMYNEXT - Price controls set by the Sri Lankan government do not benefit consumers or traders, a recent report relea...
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ECONOMYNEXT – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is helping Sri Lanka’s Customs to speed up cargo clearance...
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There is untapped export potential for Sri Lanka if it plugs into India’s local and regional value chains, a new ...
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Sri Lanka's finance minister Mangala Samaraweera talked down the rupee as the soft-pegged currency hit a new low below 1...
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ECONOMYNEXT - Prohibitive import tariffs that protect domestic industry from competition are an indication of the ineffi...
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ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka and the Seychelles have agreed to develop trade and tourism relations between the two countries ...
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Sri Lanka may easily exceed a 2025 target of 1.5 billion dollar exports in spices, fruits and vegetables and fisheries w...
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Sri Lanka needs to convince the public about the benefits of trade so they could prod politicians to make the reforms to...
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| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| US Dollar | 200.0930 | 201.2500 |
| UK Pound | 274.9278 | 275.3503 |
| Euro | 231.9678 | 233.5204 |
| Aus Dollar | 148.4390 | 149.2873 |
| Yen | 1.7539 | 1.7676 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Rupee | 2.6665 | 2.6988 |
| Korea Won | 0.1689 | 0.1701 |
| Oman Rial | 519.7356 | 522.7409 |
| Saudi Riyal | 53.3468 | 53.6567 |
| UAE Dirham | 54.4745 | 54.7895 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 3,546.17 | -0.01% |
| CSE All Share | 9,648.18 | 0.25% |
| Turnover Rs million. | 2,191,558,044.10 | 705,911,605 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 3-m bill | 7.19 | 6.64 |
| 6-m bill | 7.31 | 6.80 |
| 12-m bill | 7.46 | 6.96 |
| 5-yr bond | 10.52 | 9.48 |
| 8-yr bond | 11.37 | 9.97 |
| today | yesterday | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 5.11 | 5.11 |
| Gilt Repo | 5.14 | 5.14 |
| I-m SLIBOR | - | - |
ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka has the potential to more than double its exports to South Asia to $2.8 billion from $1.2 billio...
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ECONOMYNEXT – Sri lanka’s earnings from merchandise exports surpassed a billion US dollars for the second ...
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ECONOMYNEXT – An investor proposing to make high-speed trains in Sri Lanka has asked for a range of concessions i...
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ECONOMYNEXT – The United States can offer Sri Lanka investments backed by its development finance agency that cou...
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ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s investment promotion agency said it has deferred approval of a high speed railwa...
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ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka is proposing to make it easier to import planting materials and fresh produce like coconuts, fru...
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Car dealers offered vehicles at discounted prices despite a sharp appreciation of the dollar and the yen as many prospec...
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ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka's new import regulations to defend a falling rupee could weaken cash flows and margins of...
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ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's moratorium on tax slashed 'permits' to politicians and state worker could reduce or shift an e...
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Sri Lanka has stopped the imports of tax free cars for members of the elected ruling class and state workers for one yea...
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