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Govt allocates significant funds for public investment. some of which could be replaced by new tools
Sri Lanka failed to ensure higher FDI through the two acts.
BOI has approved 104 projects worth USD1,122 mn in Jan-Sept period
President Dissanayake is on an official visit to Japan
Highlighted alongside Vietnam, Belize, and Mozambique as recording the largest overall score gains compared to the previ
The EPF is the country’s largest state-managed pension fund, holding private sector worker savings managed under BC
Sri Lanka starts its first investor forum after the sovereign debt default
Sri Lanka has been looking for large foreign investments to come out of an unprecedented economic crisis
The MP explains how bureaucrats delayed a cable car investment project
Sri Lanka is fast tracking investments ahead of it starting external debt repayments after the ongoing restructuring
Sri Lanka is struggling to bring in more non-interest bearing foreign inflows amid default
Sri Lanka has awarded retail fuel licenses to China’s Sinopec, United Petroleum Australia and US-based RM Parks
Sri Lanka foreign reserves are negative on a net basis
Port City has yet to attract large investments despite its work was completed in early 2018
"We are always "providing free charcoal in the snow" instead of "collecting rented-umbrellas in the rain", - CMG chief
Foreigners hardly invested in Sri Lanka's govt securities in 2021 when central bank maintained rates artificially low
| 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 has been repeatedly asked to repeal PTA, a law governments also used to suppress dissents
Sri Lanka's relationship with Saudi was hit by forced cremation under former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Sri Lanka sees new anti-government protest amid high cost of living, taxes
Trade and Investment Attache of Pakistan was also present in the meeting.
Sri Lanka has seen $713 mln in FDI in the first 9 months of 2022
Foreign investors have kept away from Sri Lanka due to unprecedented economic crisis
Sri Lanka has been in the process of coming out of an unprecedented economic crisis
Sri Lanka's defence budget is almost equal to the total of education, health allocations
Budget has not focused on restructuring key loss making SOEs, govt spending
Wickremesinghe presents his first budget after the country's economic, political crisis
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