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"I have made no statement that's undemocratic," he said.

Warnings amidst prevailing bad weather conditions

Support for Dissanayake dropped six percentage points to 39 percent in April.

Women comprisie 46 percent of new recruits, according to the IFC study.

"The timelines as set out in the original Exit Offer too shall continue to remain."

The session will evaluate Sri Lanka's economic policies and reform progress

.In the first 30 days of May, Sri Lanka's has welcomed 108,000 tourist, down from 148,000 in April

The highest price was 79,900 rupees for 1,000 nuts at the May 30 auction

Exports, tourism, remittances and net services were US$2,014 million in April 2024, compared to $1435mn for imports

Fortifying the national digital payment ecosystem for individuals, government and businesses

The highest price was 79,900 rupees for 1,000 nuts at the May 30 auction

Exports, tourism, remittances and net services were US$2,014 million in April 2024, compared to $1435mn for imports

Forex

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

Source: Central Bank/Indicative

Me/asia

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

Source: Central Bank/Indicative

Stock

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

Source: CSE

Bonds

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

Source: Central Bank/Indicative

Money

today yesterday
Overnight Money 13.93 14.00
Gilt Repo 13.50 14.00
I-m SLIBOR - -

Source: Central Bank/Indicative

Rajeeva Bandaranaike on driving new listings, governance and financial literacy

Exports, tourism, remittances and net services were US$2,014 million in April 2024, compared to $1435mn for imports

University to make pre-arrangements before commencing academic studies in January 2025.

Regulator to be watered down

Since September 2022 food prices are down 5.79 percent

Indrajit Wickramasinghe retires after distinguished career

Bond yields were slightly up.

Turnover was 1.1 billion.

NH Collection is an upmarket brand of Bangkok-based Minor group

Building accessible, high-tech POS systems for restaurants and retail businesses

Dinesh Dharmaratne on Rainco’s evolution, growth strategies and vision for the future

The global hospitality industry veteran is excited about the island's prospects

A catalyst in significantly reducing plastic pollution in Sri Lanka

"Because of the presence of bird flu in other countries, there is a high demand for eggs from Sri Lanka."

The Happy Hour is not only found in Sri Lanka. It is across the world

Research grant of up to INR 1 million and the opportunity to pursue studies at Indian research labs

Trump slams the judge as 'corrupt' and claims he is a 'very innocent man' as expected

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We have to open the second round of negotiations with bondholder

Returnees have said about 600 to 800 Sri Lankans may be at the warfront working for Russian private military companies. ...

IORA business conclave organized by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce discusses collaboration between member states

Turnover was 1.3 billion.

Enhance institutional capacity, regulatory framework for renewable energy procurement to attract private sector

Will facilitate Sri Lanka's efforts to modernize and improve processes related to immigration, visa issuance

The visa will also allow foreign students of higher education to stay for one year after graduation and work

Mihular, a chartered accountant, appointed chairman, succeeding Sunil G Wijesinha who held the position for 12 years

The objective of monetary policy is to stabilize and facilitate for the country to achieve potential growth

Right groups say Sri Lanka is likely face another resolution in the next UNHRC session

Through direct shipping facilities, Sri Lanka can enjoy benefits of fast and convenient trade facilitation to Europe, ME

"We have restored democracy since the night it was destroyed," he said.

The exit offer price is 240 rupees per share

All offered bills were sold

"There was significant selling pressure on the bank's shares which trickled to other banking stocks too,"

By including inclusive green finance with an emphasis on export-oriented SMEs

Sri Lankans being deployed in the Russia-Ukraine conflict