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Premium income at Sri Lanka's Construction Guarantee Fund plunged 87 percent in 2023 amid a downturn in the industry
Usually the monthly salaries are paid starting from the 16 and 17. But for April money is paid before the New Year.
Remittances for 2024 end are targeted to increase by 17 percent
Sri Lanka elections, high tax rates are challenges
The industrial park will be build on 700 acres by a defunct state-run cement factory.
Agriculture expanded 3-pct in the quarter, industries 0.3-pct and services 1.3-pct
The rules are to be gazette by end-December 2023 as a new structural benchmark
Social unrest could re-emerge, fueled by falling real incomes, tax rate hikes and energy price increases
Old fines do not match the recent substantial rises in prices of goods and services, only small fines are made: Minister
Wet zone paddy farmers to be given freedom to grow what they like
Individual had apparently stolen a big bundle of notes from the central bank's currency issue office,
On the theme of 'Sustain Reform, Accelerate Growth'
The first people face legal impediments to practice their lifestyle
Order by five-judge bench with one dissenting
It is proposed to introduce policy and regulatory framework to facilitate gig economy and e-commerce transactions
| 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 | - | - |
Sugar tax comes after Sri Lanka authorities missed IMF revenue target
Since April 2022 when the country hiked rates commercial banks have repaid or collected about 3.2 billion dollars
Legal alcohol producers are not buying ethanol produced at state-run sugar firms and material is piling up
Sri Lanka to benefit from a shift of development from South East Asia and the Asia Pacific, into the Indian Ocean
Poverty reduction could resume from 2024 and continue in 2025
Sri Lanka is placed below Haiti and Burkina Faso.
Local-currency restructuring could accelerate progress towards the restructuring of external debt.
It is the executive board's decision at the end of whether and when the IMF will be able to move ahead.
There was a void in the region Sri Lanka can fill
The US announced the commitment of 19.23 million US dollars in additional funds to further the development of Sri Lanka.
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