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WEBSri Lanka rupee closes weaker at 303.75/85, bond yields up. Sri Lanka’s rupee closed weaker at 303.75/85 to the US dollar on Wednesday, from 302.25/80 on Friday, dealers said. 1 min read.
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Sri Lanka cabinet sub-committee to solve VFS Global-ETA visa …
WEBAug 15, 2024 · Sri Lanka cabinet sub-committee to solve VFS Global-ETA visa stand-off. Thursday August 15, 2024 2:01 pm. ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s cabinet had discussed the delay in re-starting online visas after courts suspended the controversial VFS Global deal where tourists were charged high fees to go …
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WEB3 days ago · Sri Lanka state worker wage cost to rise 0.2-pct to 3.8-pct of GDP in 2025. The salary hike would be made within the recurrent primary expenditure (before interest), of 12.7 percent of GDP. September 12, 2024 2 min read.
Sri Lanka central bank to move to a floating rate, end foreign …
WEBNov 19, 2023 · ECONOMYNEXT – The Colombo Stock Exchange closed up on Friday, data on its site showed. The broader All Share Index closed up 0.75 percent, or 81.94 points, at 10,966; while the more liquid S&P SL20 Index closed up 1.32 percent, or 40.44 points, at 3,102.
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WEBMost Sri Lankans want increased govt spending on health, education: survey. Agriculture was the next highest priority for increased spending (33 percent), followed by food assistance (9 percent). September 13, 2024 3 min read. Banking.
Sampath Bank: the tech pioneer transforming the banking industry
WEBWednesday February 10, 2021 4:20 pm. Nanda Fernando, Managing Director at Sampath Bank, one of Sri Lanka’s largest private banks that pioneered the use of banking technology in the country, discusses how the bank is harnessing digital tech to transform the country’s banking and payments landscape. Tell us about some of the bank’s latest ...
How MAS Holdings became one of Asia’s most innovative …
WEBFeb 9, 2021 · MAS Holdings is the first company in Sri Lanka to receive Clarivate’s most influential innovator award in South and South East Asia, but also the first ever apparel manufacturer in the world to receive it. For its most recent awards Clarivate used data for 235 organizations tracking them from 2014 to 2018 and it was narrowed down to 28 ...
Sri Lanka’s CEB used Rs93bn profit to settle dues: Minister
WEBWednesday August 21, 2024 11:13 am. ECONOMYNEXT – A net profit of 93 billion rupees made by Sri Lanka’s state power utility the Ceylon Electricity Board was used to settle outstanding debt, the Minister of Power and Energy said. “The net profit of Rs 93 Billion by June 2024 has been utilized to pay the outstanding amounts to Renewable ...
Sri Lanka’s port city to offer duty free shopping in April
WEBMonday February 19, 2024 2:50 pm. ECONOMYNEXT – Duty free shopping will be available in Colombo soon, the Belt and Road Initiative Sri Lanka (BRISL), an international development organization, has said. “Colombo Port City duty free shop will be opened in April,” announced on social media platform X (twitter) on Monday (19).
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