Notable
Toyota Land Cruiser, Prado, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota Raize, Honda Vezel, Daihatsu, and Suzuki Wagon Rs were brought
FitsAir's route network includes South Asia and the Middle East.
At a cost of 13,124,402 Australian dollars, or 2.6 billion rupees
Prime Minister Modi concluded a three day visit to Sri Lanka Sunday
Ambassador Qi Zhenhong had promised to convey the request to the Chinese government
The last week of November also saw cyclone Ditwah hitting Sri Lanka
Investors who have an interest to invest in MRIA to make it an efficient and productive airport can send their proposal
About US$180mn project ongoing or planned
In 2022, HIP handled a total volume of 558,188 units through 249 vessel calls, which is expected to increase.
Sri Lanka's dilomatic ties with Japan, India severed after it unilaterally cancelled a tripartite deal
Colombo Jaffna direct trains halted from 5 months from Jan 05
Red Wings will operate charter services to Sri Lanka twice a week
Today a container from Shanghai to Colombo is 1,100 US dollars. Back to normal.
In rough sea conditions, the Navy made a strenuous effort and rescued those 104 Myanmar nationals
The operation is expected to boost tourist arrivals from South India
So far this year 223 roll-on-roll-off (RORO) vehicle carriers had called at the Port.
| 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 | |
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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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 7.70 | 7.69 |
| Gilt Repo | 7.74 | 7.72 |
| I-m SLIBOR | - | - |
Sri Lanka cancelled the ECT deal with India and China unilaterally in February 2021
Every penny we collect as dollars we are keeping them separately
Committee looking into the matter
Lease contracts of up to 4 aircraft are due to expire over the next year
Charter services will also operate
Now two private investors are bringing aviation fuel
Mein Schiff 5 was the first cruise ship to call at Hambantota since the Coronavirus pandemic
Bangladesh exports and imports are transshipped via Singapore and Sri Lanka.
Privatization on the cards
Sri Lanka has been in the process of coming out of an unprecedented economic crisis
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