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His criticism comes as Sri Lanka is still struggling to come out of an unprecedented economic crisis
Sri Lanka charges 20 dollars for an online ETA for South Asian countries, and 30 dollars for others.
Sri Lanka rupee closed at 324.10/40 to the dollar, bonds yields up, analysts said
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Sri Lanka has witnessed a long civil war, many anti-minority riots due to racism in the past
Central Bank’s guidance peg for interbank US dollar transactions remained unchanged at 361.92 rupees
Bill yields fall across maturities at auction
The market generated a slow turnover of 590 million rupees.
The market generated a slow revenue of 596 million rupees.
If protests resurface this will pull down investors momentum towards shares, the analyst said.
The positive sentiment helped to boost both market turnover and net foreign buying to their highest in six week.
The manufacturing cost for the period increased to 261 million
Premadasa is aspiring to become the next Sri Lankan leader; some expect his party could have a landslide in LG polls
Demand for Sri Lankan exports is on the declining due to looming global recession
Many trade unions are up in the arm against tax hike
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | - | - |
Top losers during mid day trade were Expolanka, LOLC and Sampath Bank.
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Sri Lanka's tax-to-GDP ratio is one of the lowest in the world
Top losers at 1130 hours were Commercial Bank, Aitken Spence and Expolanka.
Shares had seen a broad base pick up after assurances from India and China over the ending of the week.
“I can tell this assembly that the talks are successful,” President Wickremesinghe told parliament.
“The UNP-SLPP alliance is in no way a challenge to the SJB,” said Attanayake.
"Investors are not happy to invest until they see some solid assurance on IMF loan and the island’s debt restructure.�...
The project aims to provide emergency food, safe water, health and nutrition services and other essential services.
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