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Forex shortage disrupt energy supplies to industries
Delays in banks releasing dollars could spoil food
Non-oil imports fell 17.7 percent to 1,299.1 million US dollars in March 2022
Food suppliers have been willing to extend credit to local importers due to strong relationships spanning generations
"There cannot be another economic crisis from removing restrictions. A country cannot go on with import controls.”
Middle Eastern states with currency board like arrangements and liberal work visas were top sources of remittances
Sri Lanka's drug regulatory agency will put price controls on face masks, a top official said as pharmacies ran out supp...
Sri Lanka has asked domestic producers to boost the output of masks officials said as pharmacies ran dry after health au...
Sri Lanka has not received notice from Malaysian authorities about plastic waste being sent back to the island, a top Cu...
Sri Lanka has exported 979 million dollars of goods in September 2019, unchanged from last year, earned 332 million US d...
Sri Lanka is aiming to increase bilateral trade with Russia by 700 million US dollars, and continue policies set by the ...
Sri Lanka's customs on Monday arrested and fined a Chinese man accused of trying to take 200 venomous scorpions out of t...
Sri Lanka's apparel exports grew 2.8 percent to 459 million US dollars from a year earlier in November 2019 due to an in...
A 'mafia' or oligarchy of maize collectors who have been pushing the government to restrict trade in the grain have bee...
Sri Lanka has paid some of the debt owed to importers for fertilizer subsidies in a bid to bring in more supplies and ea...
Sri Lanka has banned the legal import of ethanol, the main input of 'gal' style arrack, the finance ministry said to pro...
| 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 | - | - |
Sri Lanka has cut a protectionist tax of 50 rupees a kilogram on imported potatoes, slapped to boost profit of the farmi...
Sri Lanka's vehicle registrations fell to 24,472 units in November 2019, the lowest since the June 2013 amid a collapsed...
Sri Lanka is to control the exports of mineral in raw form to foreign buyers in raw form and discourage exports of bulk ...
Sri Lanka's new administration has suspended a state-sponsored oligopoly in wheat flour created by differential taxes th...
Lanka Tiles Plc, a Sri Lankan ceramics firm, said it has entered into a joint venture with China's Foshan Shiwan Yulong ...
Sri Lanka's exports fell 0.2 percent to 977 million dollars in October 2019 from a year earlier mainly due to falling co...
Advocata, a Colombo-based think tank, said 57 percent of Sri Lankans are against paying a higher price for food and 76 p...
Sri Lanka has issued regulations controlling the imports of spices, vesak lanterns and joss-sticks from midnight last ni...
Sri Lanka's exports fell 9.8 percent from a year earlier to 952.1 million US dollars in September due to a fall in appar...
Sri Lanka's trade deficit widened in September 2019 to 758 million U.S. dollars from 713 million dollars a year ago with...
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