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Octane 95 petrol cuts by Rs41 to Rs355, standard diesel, kerosene, unchanged
"A new salary structure, a performance based incentive system & a promotion system will be introduced to CEB employees
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Wind and Rs30 a unit and ground mounted solar at Rs33 compared to Rs14.80 and Rs15.0 under competition
Aditya Birla was chosen out of eight bids
Money for medicines allocated
Selected firms will have to import fuel on credit and runs a currency risk
Oil agents asks Central Bank, Treasury to deal directly with principals
Companies with more than 60-pct dollar revenues will have to pay bills in dollars
Minister Gunawardena requested the public to limit nonessential travel and use fuel sparingly.
“Even today fewer than 10 per cent of buses are running. Drivers are on strike because they have no fuel."
Sri Lanka has totally dependent on India for its fuel requirement from March to mid June.
The last shipment under Indian credit line arrived in on June 16. There has been no shipment since then
Dollar earning companies to pay in US dollars
Oil suppliers wary to supply Sri Lanka after recent downgrades
| Latest | Last | |
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| US Dollar | 332.5018 | 332.3603 |
| UK Pound | 440.0661 | 440.9424 |
| Euro | 367.7137 | 368.4879 |
| Yen | 2.0793 | 2.0805 |
| Aus Dollar | 226.4670 | 227.4342 |
| Latest | Last | |
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| Indian Rupee | 3.5357 | 3.5474 |
| Korean Won | 0.2494 | 0.2492 |
| Oman Rial | 863.5962 | 863.2287 |
| Saudi Riyal | 88.5939 | 88.5586 |
| UAE Dirham | 90.5259 | 90.4874 |
| pts | % | |
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| S&P SL20 | 6,293.72 | -1.13% |
| CSE All Share | 22,024.18 | -0.60% |
| Turnover Rs | 3232.70 million | 2975.05 million |
| Latest | Last | |
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| 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 | |
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| Overnight Money | 7.70 | 7.69 |
| Gilt Repo | 7.74 | 7.72 |
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SriLankan Airlines to import Jet-A1 directly
Plant to attract up to four new players
Ceypetco and CPC prices both raised
The four injured persons are currently recuperating at the Wellawaya Hospital.
"At the moment, the CPC is not able to confirm the arrival dates of the shipments."
Power cuts continue amid the country struggles to import fuel to meet its energy demand
"Limited amount of Petrol to be distributed today (23) and tomorrow (24) islandwide."
Before Norochcholai shutdown, power cut duration came down to 1 hour in mid June from 13 hours in March
Power cuts are not imposed in morning hours due to online classes in state schools.
Power cuts starts from 1200noon
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