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India has provided over a billion US dollars to upgrade railways
Charging points require larger number of buses to recover investment
People asking that the railways be privatized
To boost utilization of the airport government approval has been received for several new activities
BYD, Toyota dominate car and crossover sales
To be operated in Puttalam, Batticaloa and Mihinthale areas
Sri Lanka's finance minister Mangala Samaraweera proposed to lift the requirement for a minimum 50,000 square feet (abou...
Vehicle registration in Sri Lanka has grown in July from a month earlier, as the country recovers after the Easter Sunda...
Sri Lanka is starting to upgrade its ageing railway network loan to win back passengers as congestion and delays hits ro...
Sri Lanka's first Light Rail Transit (LRT) system which runs a 16 kilometre stretch from the suburb Malabe to the commer...
Sri Lanka has imported a train from China for the upcountry line at the cost 10.3 million US dollar (1.83 billion rupees...
Sri Lanka's largest conglomerate John Keells Holdings (JKH) has renewed its commitment to maintain the historic Slave Is...
ECONOMYNEXT – India has delivered the fourth of six Class S13 train sets to Sri Lanka along one Class M11 engine,...
Hybrid electric vehicles can help reduce emissions but minimum standards and adequate support infrastructure are needed ...
Sri Lankan apparel exporter MAS Holdings and Hellmann Worldwide Logistics are expanding their joint venture for logistic...
ECONOMYNEXT - United Motors Lanka, agents in Sri Lanka for Mitsubishi automobiles, has said it diversifying into commerc...
| Latest | Last | |
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| US Dollar | 332.3603 | 330.8514 |
| UK Pound | 440.9424 | 438.3450 |
| Euro | 368.4879 | 371.0168 |
| Yen | 2.0805 | 2.0916 |
| Aus Dollar | 227.4342 | 231.1659 |
| Latest | Last | |
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| Indian Rupee | 3.5474 | 3.4202 |
| Korean Won | 0.2492 | 0.2479 |
| Oman Rial | 863.2287 | 859.3320 |
| Saudi Riyal | 88.5586 | 88.0955 |
| UAE Dirham | 90.4874 | 90.0766 |
| pts | % | |
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| S&P SL20 | 6,365.57 | +0.26% |
| CSE All Share | 22,157.40 | +0.56% |
| Turnover Rs | 2975.05 million | 1193.67 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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A 2.2 billion US dollar light rail transit project for Colombo, will ease congestion and boost economic activity, Sri La...
China’s state-owned power plant and railway equipment manufacturer Dongfang Electric International Corporation ha...
Sri Lanka's cabinet of ministers had given initial clearance for a cable car project in hill country town of Nuwara Eliy...
ECONOMYNEXT - Ceylon Motor Traders Association, representing agents of global automakers, said they were planning to dra...
Sri Lanka's Mercedes Benz dealer Diesel and Motor Engineering Plc (DIMO) has reduced margins to absorb part of a steep c...
Sri Lanka's vehicle registration have fallen 18 percent in April from a month earlier to 28,599 units, in the wake of th...
ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka Railways has taken delivery of the first batches of new container carrier wagons and oil wagons ...
ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's supermarket supply chains are under stress after the Easter Sunday bombings with labour shorta...
ECONOMYNEXT – Despite big investments in building roads with the aim of improving connectivity in Sri Lanka, the ...
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan car registrations recovered in March 2019 to 2,961 units, up from 2,347 units in Februar...
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