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Indian Overseas Bank, 10 local firms among latest non-compliance
President also blames certain bank managers for the illegal dollar outflow
Country has enacted tough law against corruption in 2023 after its bankruptcy
Clause 17 in its present form is inconsistent with the Constitution.
A British court found Airbus paid US$2 million to a shell company owned by ex-SriLankan CEO's wife
CIABOC has been pushing anti-corruption measures under the new NPP government
"The draft Bill falls short of establishing an effective and transparent BOI register.
Dissanayake vowed to end the corrupt shadow system
CIABOC has started to actively arresting bribe takers in the recent past
Sri Lanka has witnessed a surge in unregulated investment schemes targeting agricultural lands.
CIABOC raided Department of Motor Traffic and arrested three officers who had unexplainable money
People overwhelmingly voted for NPP government to eradicated deep-rooted systemic corruption
Tracker will help to monitor real-time updates on the reforms committed to IMF
Ruling NPP promised to eliminate corruption and punish all those who had been involved in misappropriation
New govt found over 50 luxury vehicles being used by non-permanent staff at President's office under previous govt
| 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 | - | - |
Proceeds of Crimes Act is expected to recover stolen assets from those who had involved in corruption, misappropriation
Sri Lanka's anti-graft efforts have failed due to no willingness from political leaders in addressing the issue
The IMF-backed act will help Sri Lankan authorities to go after suspected corrupt people with asset tracing
Former SriLankan CEO, his wife arrested in 2020 after UK authorities found Airbus bribing $2 mln
The NPP government in its manifesto promised an independent prosecution office
Sri Lanka's third evaluation has been postponed by one year to March 2026.
President has promised to bring back all stolen assets during the past governments
The country has already fallen in grey list twice.
The new Anti-Corruption Act was enacted after negotiations for $2.9 bln IMF bailout package
Sri Lanka has already fallen into FATF grey list twice
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