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National Co-operative Exports Limited will ship the onions
Met with senior officials to discuss measures to enhance regional cooperation under various BIMSTEC initiatives
The government reduced import tax on rice by 65 rupees for 19 days in January to encourage imports
The trade deficit is triggered when people spend income from tourism, BPO services and worker remittances
People’s Bank to offer financial advisory services, funding facilities, and trade finance options to exporters with ED...
Sri Lanka's Parliament has called for applications to fill vacancies in its Office on Missing Persons (OMP).
India is attracting the attention of industrialised nations looking to increase trade relations
Talks to bolster bilateral relations further, interest in renewable energy, agriculture and direct aviation links
The main reason behind Sri Lanka’s export struggles is its limited market access
Both countries have already held seven rounds of negotiations until 2018
Our officials will work towards finalizing this arrangement early
We see great potential for enhanced investments from Thailand coming into Sri Lanka
Minister met Ambassador of the Korean Government Miyon Lee to discuss investment and increasing exports.
Trade, Commerce and Food Security Minister met Singapore's Non-Resident High Commissioner to discuss increasing trade
Feasibility of exporting up to a million tonnes of granite to be assessed
Goods and services exports were valued at US$14.9bn up 0.39-pct
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| pts | % | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Latest | Last | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overnight Money | 13.93 | 14.00 |
| Gilt Repo | 13.50 | 14.00 |
| I-m SLIBOR | - | - |
Investment opportunities, export of water and spices, opening of Chinese factories discussed.
Thai delegation visiting Sri Lanka to sign FTA, and other agreements
Sri Lankan chocolates could become "a world-class product", as there were limitations for expansion within the country,
A complete FTA of 14 chapters prepared
The IFC recognized the first batch of Geographical Indication (GI) certified Ceylon Cinnamon growers in the country
Framework to promote development, diversification and wider market access of fair trade products from Sri Lanka
Import containers from East Asia had not gone up as much, so far
SriLankan Airlines to import ramp coaches
ADB to give technical assistance
Sri Lanka controls the import of rice to keep domestic prices artificially high
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