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"The Sri Lankan rupee has appreciated by approximately 8 % against the US dollar so far in 2024."
Around 700,000 Sri Lankans have left the country for foreign jobs legally in 27 months through March 2024
Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has all political parties to support the continuity of SOE reform
Women, often, were forced into signing agreements in a language they did not understand.
President Wickremesinghe, also the defence minister, is expected to contest in the presidency later 2024
Any party fraudulently obtaining Aswesuma benefits may not have come forward to get it for fear of revealing identity
"Going beyond stability now we have to go on a sustainably path."
Diplomatic ties between Sri Lanka and Japan has improved under Wickremesinghe after Rajapaksa's LRT cancellation
Pointed out importance of continuation with reforms that will enable stable economy and avoid any future crisis.
"Measures to stabilize the economy have thus far been successful"
Legal draftsman has been instructed to draft a bill on criminal asset recovery
Next steps would entail further consultation with IMF staff regarding assessments of compatibility of latest proposals
Semasinghe-led Sri Lankan delegation is in US for IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings
52 State-Owned Enterprises in Sri Lanka incurred losses of LKR 744.6 billion in 2022
Chinese onion price reduced by Rs. 120 per kg to 375, Indian onion price slashed by Rs. 50 to 445
Joint statement by Sri Lanka and China issued
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| US Dollar | 305.1018 | 305.3339 |
| UK Pound | 386.9523 | 387.2371 |
| Euro | 330.8712 | 332.1141 |
| Aus Dollar | 201.0018 | 201.4980 |
| Yen | 2.0266 | 2.0278 |
| Latest | Last | |
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| Indian Rupee | 3.6453 | 3.5932 |
| Korea Won | 0.2342 | 0.2292 |
| Oman Rial | 780.3569 | 769.4973 |
| Saudi Riyal | 80.1114 | 78.9849 |
| UAE Dirham | 81.7952 | 80.6569 |
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| S&P SL20 | 2,573.80 | 1.00% |
| CSE All Share | 9,073.41 | 0.65% |
| Turnover Rs million | 1,591,766,524.95 | 1,029,335,694.32 |
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| 3-m bill | 21.72 | 21.79 |
| 6-m bill | 19.55 | 20.31 |
| 12-m bill | 17.72 | 19.28 |
| 5-yr bond | 21.00 | 22.53 |
| 8-yr bond | 19.42 | 20.55 |
| today | yesterday | |
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| Overnight Money | 13.93 | 14.00 |
| Gilt Repo | 13.50 | 14.00 |
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Rise in poverty in a country that experienced negative 8 percent growth, and bankruptcy is normal, Gunawardana said
Prime Minister Gunawardena is on a six-day official visit to China
Sri Lanka cenbank is building reserves after they fell to from less than $500 million in latter part of 2021
Many Sri Lankan political parties want to renegotiate the IMF deal amid public grumbling over higher taxes
Government has also taken steps to increase the number of tax files,
Pilot project seeks to move 16,000 Aswesuma beneficiaries out of poverty in three years, using ADB, WB and local funds
Sajith Premadasa, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, and S Sridharan have been invited to participate in deliberations on Monday
Review and reaching staff level agreement will pave way for accessing third tranche
The IMF has already disbursed two tranche of the EFF
The IMF has strictly placed some reforms including in state sector enterprises, fiscal and monetary sectors
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