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High direct tax rates, capital consumption taxes, are not a substitute for monetary stability
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Marxist Critic of Gandhi Becomes an Adherent, But Finally Finds Transformational State Power Indispensable
Countries where inflationists cannot engage in macro-economic policy with money printing have low debt
Attorney general directed to make a legal advisory
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In Sri Lanka, we are trapped in a new Stone-age. An age of stoning. Or to be precise, we are now in an age fascinated wi...
In Sri Lanka, indoctrination and hate targeting communities not considered to be the 'core-nation' as defined in ethno-r...
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The central bank should phase out term repo opeations to make the lower policy corridor active
We are back in primitive tribal times.
| 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 | - | - |
It is mystifying that the United National Party is yet to articulate its position on the release of the Sinhala Right-Wi...
In the Buddhist belief system, “Mangala” means a ‘blessing’. In the abstract ‘Mangala’ denotes an “auspici...
Is Arm-twisting the media with advertising bans the way to control abuse?
On the importance of introspection and recognising privilege
The script of ‘Mangala’s Mistake “is simple and straightforward. It begins with a pervasive silence of our collect...
Christians turned the other cheek but some Sinhala Buddhist hardliners step up anti Muslim rhetoric
Maithripala Sirisena, the sixth executive president is the ‘title’ and the subject of this essay.
Sri Lanka's Central Bank which has printed tens of billions of rupees in 2018 to boost economic activity artificially ju...
Terrorism is not an obvious subject for economic analysis. The greatest cost comes in the form of lives lost and injured...
On the importance of constructive engagement in the face of growing hostility.
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