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Attorney general directed to make a legal advisory
Radian ASAP machines can quickly identify drugs
To prevent msi-use and suppressing criticism over-broad definitions must be avoided
The buffer is not foreign reserves as the IMF and macroeconomists imagine, it is the interest rate
Sri Lankan President requested the Prime Minister to accord serious consideration to amicably resolve current impasse
Sri Lanka is facing external and domestic monetary headwinds in 2026
Forcing food importers to use LCs can create food shortages.
Led by garment exports Bangladesh graduating from Least Developed status
The latest viral video is a Sinhala version of the anti-Fascist Anthem known by its original Italian title BellaCia
Steep rate hikes are needed to save the rupee
A flexible exchange rate fails because it is not rule bound
Monetary fiscal co-ordination comes from an International Monetary Fund
Sterilized currency defence, without an accompanying rise in rates, spells disaster
At the current policy rates and sterilization of interventions, forex problems will not get better
The proposal to import cars with dollar earnings and pay taxes in dollars is absolutely correct
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | - | - |
Trade and industrial policies complement each other
Pressure from various groups primarily the Catholic Church for answers rattles the government
Protests over several issues including the Easter Sunday probe magnify economic troubles
A Bellwether FAQ on the dangerous lack of note-issue banking know-how
Midnight Rambler: Sympathy for the Devil in Your Garden
In all years with inflationary policy, debt after foreign reserves went up
Debt re-structuring to reduce gross financing needs will help
Diocletian minted in copper in plenty what was scarce in silver, Sri Lanka is pumping liquidity in paper
Mercantilist fallacies have devasted countries at peace
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