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In all years with inflationary policy, debt after foreign reserves went up
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Debt re-structuring to reduce gross financing needs will help
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Diocletian minted in copper in plenty what was scarce in silver, Sri Lanka is pumping liquidity in paper
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Mercantilist fallacies have devasted countries at peace
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Skills cultivated through mindfulness include awareness, scientific observation, empathy, equanimity, and compassion.
'A new type of superstition has got hold of people's minds, the worship of the state'
Footage showed the Moratuwa MOH engaged in a heated argument with Fernando, objecting to his demeanour
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Debate on the bill is scheduled for this week
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Sri Lanka presents a façade of a functioning legal system
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Outright chemical fertilizer ban may have negative consequences
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Sri Lanka's central bank is running out of reserves, a part of the remaining reserves are tied up in swaps, the country ...
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In the previous Arthashasthra columns, I showed that the Sri Lankan state’s priorities were all wrong; it was not doin...
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Currently, the Sri Lankan state does many things, badly. Despite having a strong public health system and months to get...
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Crime surrounding the increased use of hard drugs in Sri Lanka is a major societal and law and order concern, but are we...
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Sri Lanka's import controls have created shortages and inflated prices giving profits to some domestic producers from fa...
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In Sri Lanka politicians are blamed for the country's economic ills and rising default risk, but it is only partly their...
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| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| US Dollar | 201.0455 | 200.5117 |
| UK Pound | 277.3121 | 277.2676 |
| Euro | 233.7456 | 233.8869 |
| Aus Dollar | 150.2614 | 151.2660 |
| Yen | 1.7625 | 1.7543 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Rupee | 2.6854 | 2.6801 |
| Korea Won | 0.1705 | 0.1707 |
| Oman Rial | 522.2097 | 520.8231 |
| Saudi Riyal | 53.6007 | 53.4541 |
| UAE Dirham | 54.7338 | 54.5885 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| S&P SL20 | 3,572.70 | 0.54% |
| CSE All Share | 9,881.50 | 1.78% |
| Turnover Rs million. | 2,191,558,044.10 | 4,268,523 |
| 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 | - | - |
On March 8, International Women’s Day the Friedrich Nauman Foundation for Freedom invited ten selected women to say w...
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Justice is central to the Christian faith and I hope that at least now, Sinhalese and Tamil Catholics can support each o...
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Sri Lanka is facing a monumental state failure after denying economic and civil freedoms for decades, destroying Sri Lan...
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Muslims and even Christians wait with bated breath to see if Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's visit would result in...
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The resistance from a number of senior police officers to the appointment of Bimshani Jasin Arachchi as the first woman ...
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The question is often asked whether Sri Lanka do without an International Monetary Fund program. It is certainly possi...
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Visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan urged to “push Sri Lanka to gazette” the step to end the forced cremati...
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If the government and opposition leaderships are united in their resolve to address the grievances of the ethnic and rel...
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There’s bitter invective being directed at a government Cabinet Minister these days by a faction of the ruling allianc...
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Sri Lanka needs the state to provide public goods, including national defence, law and order and justice; to control mar...
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