Sri Lanka’s exports exceed USD 1Bn for third consecutive month in August
Sri Lanka’s merchandise exports in August 2021 recorded an increase of 14.4 % to US$ 1,083.56 Mn as compared to US$ 947.2 Mn recorded in August 2020 as per …
Sri Lanka’s merchandise exports in August 2021 recorded an increase of 14.4 % to US$ 1,083.56 Mn as compared to US$ 947.2 Mn recorded in August 2020 as per …
The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) announces the introduction of a new Over the Counter (OTC) Platform to facilitate the Repurchase (REPO) Transactions on …
Coupled with limited external financing options and pandemic-related lockdown weighing on the recovery of non-debt generating inflows, the FX reserves data …
Central Bank will need to take the required steps that will reflect its own commitment towards economic stability, and will therefore soon announce a policy …
Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) is deeply concerned regarding the new Finance Act passed on 7th September 2021 that aims to grant tax amnesty for …
Sri Lanka’s gross official reserves were 3,550.7 million US dollars by the end of August, up from 2,805.9 million US dollars in July, the latest Central Bank …
First Capital Research believes that there seems to be a high probability that Sri Lanka may consider moving into an IMF program. Though there are rumours of …
The Monetary Board of the Central Bank has decided to impose a 100 percent cash margin deposit requirement against the importation of selected goods of …
With the corona epidemic and mismanagement of the economy, the country is now facing a Trinity of crises which cannot be cured by this government due to its …
The Government of Sri Lanka intends to raise Foreign Currency Term Financing Facility (FCTF) denominated in United State Dollars (USD), Euro, Chinese Renminbi …
Central Bank on Tuesday officially announced that Sri Lanka received its share of the global SDR allocation by the IMF and the initial disbursements under the …
Headline inflation, as measured by the year-on-year change in the Colombo Consumer Price Index, increased to 6.0 percent in August 2021 from 5.7 percent in …
The Colombo Stock Exchange has requested a root cause analysis from the System provider Iron One Technologies Pvt Limited regarding a disruption to the order …
As per the powers vested in terms of section 2 of the Public Security Ordinance, President has declared emergency regulations formulated as per section 5 on …
Headline inflation, as measured by the National Consumer Price Index has increased to 6.8 percent in July 2021 from 6.1 percent in June 2021 driven by the …
With the ASPI surging past the 8,000 mark for the 2nd time in 2021 and taking into account the economic uncertainties that exist, First Capital Research …
Breaking barriers in the non-bank financial services space, First Capital introduces ’digital onboarding’ to facilitate non-face-to-face Account Opening …
Sri Lanka’s exports have surpassed the $ 1 billion mark in July after four months’ time period where a similar achievement was recorded in March during …
The public is informed that the Central Bank has not introduced any new restrictions on the use of EFTCs, i.e., credit cards, debit cards and other stored …
The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) has showcased a strong growth trajectory in Capital Raising by Sri Lankan corporates of all scales during the first 7 months …