Deputy Minister Buddhika Pathirana says 7 billion rupees has been set aside by the budget to establish new industries island wide. The Deputy Minister made the comment when he inspected issues of the entrepreneurs who have invested in the Poon-thottam
Minister Dr. Harsha de Silva says steps have been taken to grant 1,000 million rupees without an interest to the entrepreneurs with the aim of developing small and medium rice businesses. The Minister said this while attending the function to
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe states that the government is fully committed to provide facilities for the investors. The Premier was speaking at a special conference held in Colombo. He also responded to questions raised by the investors who attended the
Minister P. Harrison says that the biggest maize harvest in the history has been reported in thisMaha season. He made this statement at a function in Anuradhapura. The Govi Jana Abhiman program to felicitate farmers who won the competition in
Director General of the Sri Lanka Tourism and Hotel Management Institute Buddhika Hewawasam says about four million tourists will arrive in Sri Lanka this year. He said this while attending a program to educate the youth about the tourism industry.About
The national carrier, SriLankan Airlines, recorded a significant improvement in its performance for the nine months ended 31st December 2018 against the corresponding period in the previous year. Notable improvements were recorded in deployment of capacity, passenger and cargo revenue,
Sri Lanka’s Government is to sign an agreement with the Japanese aid agency, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), for a 200 billion yen soft loan to build a Light Rail Transit system. A government statement said the Cabinet of ministers
The number of local and foreign tourists visiting the Uda-walawa National Wild Park has increased drastically. The daily income of the National Wild Park has exceeded two million rupees due to the increased arrival of tourists. Officer in-charge of the
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has said that it does not agree with respect to the credit rating in Sri Lanka by Fitchand S & P agencies. The Central Bank says that it has adhered to formal actions with
A growth in the arrival of foreign tourists in the country is reported with the new political revolution that has taken place. The foreign tourists who are visiting Sri Lanka said that although certain countries have issued various statements Sri
| Country | Buying | Selling | |
 | Dollar | 179.39 | 183.06 |
| USA | |||
 | Pound | 232.18 | 239.41 |
| UK | |||
 | Euro | 197.73 | 204.49 |
| EU | |||
 | Yen | 1.62 | 1.67 |
| Japan | |||
 | Yuan | 25.72 | 6.91 |
| China | |||
 | Dollar | 121.84 | 126.92 |
| Australia | |||
| Country | Currency | Rate |
 | Dinar | 480.97 |
 | Dinar | 597.39 |
 | Riyal | 470.97 |
 | Riyal | 49.80 |
 | Riyal | 48.33 |
 | Dirham | 181.33 |
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