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Sri Lankan rupee has appreciated to Rs.365 against the US Dollar today (May 13) when compared with yesterday's (May 12) selling rate of Rs. 380, in several licensed commercial banks.The post Sri...Click on the headline to read the full story
Several licensed commercial banks have today announced their selling rate of the US Dollar as Rs. 365.
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Global rating agency Standard and Poor’s has lowered the long-term foreign currency sovereign credit rating on Sri Lanka to “SD” (selective default) from “CC” as the crisis-hit Island nation missed an interest payment on bonds. On April 18, Sri Lanka missed interest payments on its $1.25 billion international sovereign bonds maturing in 2023 and 2028. “We do […]
- Fitch downgrades Sri Lanka’s long-term local-currency IDR to ‘CC’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Fitch Ratings downgrades ratings of seven Sri Lankan insurers (Category: Breaking News)
- S&P Global cuts Sri Lanka’s bonds ratings (Category: Breaking News)
- S&P marks Sri Lankan bonds as ‘default’, deepening junk status (Category: Breaking News)
The Sri Lankan rupee has depreciated to the lowest value against the US dollar in history today (April 25). The post Sri Lankan Rupee further depreciates against US Dollar appeared first on ONLANKA... Click on the headline to read the full story
COLOMBO (News1st): The selling rate of the Sri Lankan Rupee hit Rs 193.05 against the US dollar on Wednesday, central bank data show. The latest depreciation of the rupee began last Thursday as its selling rate crossed Rs 190 for the first time since March 24 this year. During the initial outbreak
- Rupee weakens against USD (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan Rupee further depreciates against US Dollar (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan rupee further appreciates against US dollar (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan rupee appreciates further against USD (Category: Breaking News)
The Sri Lankan Rupee has fallen to a record low as per the daily exchange report of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).
- Government land policy is fair- Keheliya (Category: Breaking News)
- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Flavour (Category: Business)
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka says it is of the view that the recent increase in volatility of the exchange rate is unwarranted and unacceptable.
The selling rate of the Sri Lankan Rupee hit Rs 193.05 against the US dollar today (24), central bank data show. The post Sri Lankan Rupee depreciates against the US dollar appeared first on ONLANKA... Click on the headline to read the full story
COLOMBO (News1st): The selling rate of the Sri Lankan Rupee hit Rs 193.05 against the US dollar on Wednesday, central bank data show. The latest depreciation of the rupee began last Thursday as its selling rate crossed Rs 190 for the first time since March 24 this year. During the initial outbreak
- Rupee weakens against USD (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan Rupee further depreciates against US Dollar (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan rupee further appreciates against US dollar (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan rupee appreciates further against USD (Category: Breaking News)
The Sri Lankan Rupee has fallen to a record low as per the daily exchange report of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).
- Government land policy is fair- Keheliya (Category: Breaking News)
- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Flavour (Category: Business)
The Sri Lankan Rupee has fallen to a record low as per the daily exchange report of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).
- Government land policy is fair- Keheliya (Category: Breaking News)
- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Flavour (Category: Business)
The Sri Lankan Rupee has fallen to a record low as per the daily exchange report of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).
- Government land policy is fair- Keheliya (Category: Breaking News)
- Bond Auction (Category: Business)
- ‘SL will implement home-grown solution’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Market Flavour (Category: Business)
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka says it is of the view that the recent increase in volatility of the exchange rate is unwarranted and unacceptable.
The selling rate of the Sri Lankan Rupee hit Rs 193.05 against the US dollar today (24), central bank data show. The post Sri Lankan Rupee depreciates against the US dollar appeared first on ONLANKA... Click on the headline to read the full story
COLOMBO (News1st): The selling rate of the Sri Lankan Rupee hit Rs 193.05 against the US dollar on Wednesday, central bank data show. The latest depreciation of the rupee began last Thursday as its selling rate crossed Rs 190 for the first time since March 24 this year. During the initial outbreak
- Rupee weakens against USD (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan Rupee further depreciates against US Dollar (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan rupee further appreciates against US dollar (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan rupee appreciates further against USD (Category: Breaking News)
Head east for long-haul value Britons in search of winter sun will find their money stretching farthest in Sri Lanka and south-east Asia, new research has shown. Sri Lanka is the most cost-effective long-haul destination for Britons, according to the Post Office Photo: ALAMY The Post Office’s annual “Long Haul Report”, which compares the cost of restaurant meals, drinks ...
- Under-19 World Cup Super Six: 12 teams, two groups, and why there is no India-Pakistan clash (Category: Breaking News)
- Video: Sonduru Sitheththi 47 17th September 2014 www LankaChannel lk (Category: Video)
- Bangladesh set to tour USA for three T20Is ahead of World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
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Treasury expectsinflation to fall below 9% after September Annual inflation eased due to drop in food prices: CB Reuters: Sri Lanka’s inflation rate in September eased to 9.1% from a year earlier, moderating further from July’s near-record high as food prices fell. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected annual inflation to ease to 9.2% from ...
- November annual inflation eases to 4.7% (Category: Business)
- Rupee fall drives inflation to 41-month high (Category: Business)
- Oct inflation down on improved supply (Category: Business)
- Inflation seen at 42-month high in July (Category: Business)
The Sri Lankan rupee strengthened yesterday as banks sold dollars on stock related inflows, dealers said.
The Sri Lankan rupee strengthened on Thursday as banks sold dollars on stock relatedinflows, dealers said. The rupee closed 1.1 percent firmer at 129.40/70 to thedollar compared with Wednesday's close ...
Global giant Standard Chartered Bank tips Sri Lanka’s economic growth to rebound in 2013, after contracting this year from 2011. It is forecasting economy to grow by 7.5% in 2013 and by 7.7% in 2014 from 6.8% this year. However, forecasts for the next two years are lower in comparison to record 8.3% growth achieved ...
- SCB checkmates cameo CB! (Category: Business)
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- Growth to slow down in 2012 –Central Bank (Category: Breaking News)
The Sri Lankan rupee (SLR) will stabilize at Rs.130-132 against the US dollar by the end of 2012, depreciating 16 percent year-on-year (YoY) and is likely to depreciate from 2 to 3 percent in 2013, a recent report by a local stockbrokerage said.
Reuters: Sri Lanka’s economic growth this year may range between 6.7% and 7.2% depending on the impact of a drought that has lasted since the beginning of the year, Treasury Secretary Dr. P.B. Jayasundera said on Thursday. The Central Bank has forecast 7.2% economic growth this year, after revising it down in March from the ...
- Central Bank emphatic dollars are coming (Category: Business)
- Appreciating the exchange rate to create prosperity (Category: Business)
- ComBank records highest growth in ‘Inter-Bank Electronic’ payments (Category: Business)
- The Contribution Of The Monetary Policy For Overcoming The Current Economic Crisis Faced In Sri ... (Category: Breaking News)
Foreigners most bullish with net buying up 20% or Rs. 5 b; Market’s value up by Rs. 48 b between 20 July and 24 Aug. Despite original reservations by some that President Mahinda Rajapaksa shouldn’t have met with capital market stakeholders, the Colombo stock market has proved otherwise, with the most bullish being foreign investors. ...
- Bourse set for fresh burst; ASI likely to erase YTD negative return this week (Category: Business)
- Bourse boom awaits boosted brokers after Presidential forum (Category: Business)
- Invest In Stocks With Good Valuations (Category: Breaking News)
- Malik moves out, market makes merry! (Category: Business)
People’s Leasing Company (PLC) saw its revenues rise nearly 27% in the June quarter, led by growth in its core leasing business, the group said. In results released to the Colombo Stock Exchange, the country’s biggest leasing company said group revenue rose to Rs. 4,367 million during the first quarter of June 2012, from Rs. ...
- People’s Finance 1Q profits up by 50% (Category: Business)
- People’s Leasing obtains international ratings (Category: Business)
- People’s Merchant goes for Rs. 450 m Rights (Category: Business)
- People’s Leasing Group marks significant results for 2012 FY (Category: Business)
Lankan Rupee continued to have a significant adverse ...
- Textured Jersey 2Q profits dip, upbeat 1H (Category: Business)
- Tougher 2Q but Dockyard ends 1H with better results (Category: Business)
- Union Assurance continues growth momentum in 1H 2012 (Category: Business)
- SIERRA CABLES PLC sees increased revenues in 1H of 2012 (Category: Breaking News)
Carson Cumberbatch Plc has explained the reasons for the major variance in its FY13 first quarter results ahead of their release. As per an extract of Group income statement drawn from unaudited accounts based on existing SLAS environment, profit after tax for 1Q had slumped to Rs. 27.3 million, from Rs. 5.7 billion a year ...
- Mobitel profit exceeds Rs 200 million in Q1 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka s economy grows 1.6% in 3rd quarter of 2023 (Category: Breaking News)
- CDB races to Rs 40.5 Mn pre-tax profit in Q1 2010 (Category: Breaking News)
- Singer Sri Lanka revenue grows by over Rs. 1 b in first quarter (Category: Breaking News)
By Amantha Perera IPS: For many Sri Lankans, the effects of climate change can be summed up in one word: rainfall. “The biggest impact (of climate change) is rainfall or the lack of it,” W.L. Sumathipala, one of Sri Lanka’s foremost experts in changing climate patterns, told IPS on a scorching hot and humid day ...
- Climate change ‘biggest threat’ to food security (Category: Business)
- Adding rice farmers to the Rio+20 Agenda (Category: Business)
- Better weather warnings needed (Category: Business)
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