The Manufacturing Sector PMI recovered in May following the seasonal contraction observed in the previous month and recorded an index value of 60.6 in May with an increase of 15.1 index points from April. The recovery of PMI was largely
Minister of Finance and Mass Media Mangala Samaraweera says the current government has been able to increase country’s foreign reserves to 9.5 billion US dollars. The Minister made the comment addressing a Business Council held in Colombo yesterday. Minister Samaraweera
The Bahrain government has agreed to invest in Sri Lanka. A trade delegation from the Commerce and Industrial Chamber of Bahrain called on Minister Rishad Bathiyudeen and declared their willingness to invest in the island nation. The discussions between the
Director General of the International Rice Research Institute, Dr. Mattew Morel has pledged to provide technical assistance to improve Sri Lanka’s rice cultivation. The assistance will be extended to mitigate impacts of the climate change. The Director General has also
Chief Executive Officer of the Doha Bank Group R. Seetharaman has said that Sri Lanka’s economy is stable. As such many investors are keen on starting businesses in Sri Lanka. He made this observation at a media conference held in
Five thousand persons have been newly recruited to the Public Service. The recruitment took place under the patronage of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasighe. Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister said that the Government was able to record the highest
Minister Malik Samarawickrema says that there has been a significant development in exports and investment sector during the past year. He said this during a media briefing in Colombo. Minister Malik Samarawickrama said that the exports were only 12 billion
The ban which was imposed on glyphosate has been removed for tea and rubber. The glyphosate ban was in effect from year 2015. Minister Naveen Dissanayake addressing a media briefing said that the government expects to remove glyphosate totally from
State Minister Dr. Harsha de Silva says that the exports sector which collapsed during the time of the previous government, is developing at present. He said this during a media briefing at the Ministry of National Policies and Economic Affairs.
The second part of the investment of the Hambantota Harbour has been given to Sri Lanka Ports Authority. The China Merchant Holdings Company has paid 97.3 million US Dollars to the Ports Authority. Sri Lanka Ports Authority and China Merchant
| 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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