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Sri Lanka scraps 'semi-luxury' buses on Colombo-Kataragama run

"From today onwards there will be no such buses in the Kataragama – Colombo route via Galle road."

January 5, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka 3-month T-bill yield down 61 bps

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January 4, 2023 1 min read

Sri Lanka looks to boost 'long weekend' domestic tourism

In 2023 there are 7 'long weekends' where Friday or Monday is a holiday.

January 4, 2023 2 min read

Sri Lanka spends Rs.225 mln to beautify airport amid crisis

AASL has spent 225 million rupees to allocate 1900 square meters on the second floor for 31 electronic related shops.

January 3, 2023 2 min read
Sri Lanka rupee closes up at 323.70/324.20 to the US dollar

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed at 323.70/324.20 to the US dollar on Tuesday, down from the previous day's close, dealers sai...

Sri Lanka to optimize investments in mineral resources

These resources have the potential to yield significant value through the production of value-added goods.

Sri Lanka rupee ends stronger, gilt yields edge up

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed stronger at 181.25/35 to the US dollar in the spot market on Tuesday, while bond yields were ...

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January 7, 2020 1 min read

Asian markets lifted by China support, oil up

Asian markets started the new decade on the front foot, with most rallying out of the blocks Thursday on lingering trade...

January 2, 2020 3 min read

Sri Lanka media rights body condemns assault on journalist

Sri Lanka's Free Media Movements (FMM), a rights body condemned an attack on a journalist who was covering protest again...

December 21, 2019 1 min read

Australia's Different starts operations in Sri Lanka

'Different’, an Australian tech company with a real estate app, started its back-office operations in Sri Lanka and is...

December 18, 2019 2 min read

Plan International closes operations in Sri Lanka

Plan International a non-governmental organization(NGO), is closing its operations in Sri Lanka after four decades of ac...

December 13, 2019 2 min read
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Sri Lanka public service should change attitude, identify weaknesses: President

Sri Lanka's public service should go through an attitudinal transformation and use technology, President Gotabaya Rajapa...

December 10, 2019 3 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes weaker, stocks up

Sri Lanka rupee closed weaker at 181.15/30 rupees to the US dollar, while gilt yields were flat and stocks closed 0.05 p...

December 2, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee, stocks open stronger, bond yields down

Sri Lanka’s rupee was quoted stronger at 180.80/90 to the US dollar, while gilt yields eased and stocks opened 0.22 pe...

December 2, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka’s Perry Savundranayagam appointed ACI Asia President

Perry Savundranayagam, Director, Head of Global Markets Corporate Sales for HSBC Sri Lanka, has been appointed Asia Pres...

November 29, 2019 2 min read
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Sri Lanka's Lion Brewery retains 'AA-(lka)' rating, outlook stable

Fitch Ratings said it has confirmed Sri Lanka-based Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC's national long-term rating at 'AA-(lka)' ...

November 28, 2019 6 min read
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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
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
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
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
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
Source: CSE
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
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
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Overnight Money 7.70 7.69
Gilt Repo 7.74 7.72
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Sri Lanka rupee opens stronger, gilt yields ease

Sri Lanka’s rupee was quoted stronger at 180.30/180.50 to the US dollar, while gilt yields eased with buying seen in b...

November 28, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka tax cuts to boost economy, 5-pct of GDP deficit in 2020: Treasury Secretary

Sri Lanka's economic activity will pick up following a series of the tax cuts and the expansion of economic activity wi...

November 28, 2019 2 min read

Nivard Cabraal appointed senior advisor to Sri Lanka PM

Nivard Cabraal, has been appointed a senior advisor on economic affairs to Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.

November 28, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes weaker, gilt yields up

Sri Lanka’s rupee closed weaker at 181.65/95 to the US dollar on Tuesday, while gilt yields gained for the fourth cons...

November 26, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens weaker, gilt yields up

Sri Lanka’s rupee was quoted weaker at 181.15/20 to the US dollar, while gilt yields gained and stocks opened 0.46 per...

November 26, 2019 1 min read

Corbyn's promises bad policies that led to UK's post WWII decline

Plans by Britain's Labour party to nationalise key industries would reverse a business trend begun by Margaret Thatcher ...

November 24, 2019 4 min read

UN envoy meets Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa

November 22, 2019 1 min read
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Prima Ceylon reverses Sri Lanka wheat flour price hike

November 22, 2019 1 min read

Sri Lanka constitution should be changed, 19 amendment abolished: Basil

Sri Lanka constitution has to be changed and a 19th amendment should be abolished, Basil Rajapaksa, brother of President...

November 19, 2019 2 min read

Sri Lanka Distilleries Corp Sept quarter net profit up 11.3-pct

Profits at Distilleries Corporation of Sri Lanka Plc, the island’s largest alcohol producer, grew 11.3 percent to 1.3 ...

November 19, 2019 1 min read