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Many economic and social benefits to Sri Lanka
07 Apr 2025 11:48 GMT
… considerable economic benefits for Sri Lanka, contributing to long- … the Indian Rupee (INR) as a settlement currency in … significant economic advancement for Sri Lanka. By focusing on … initiatives align well with Sri Lanka’s broader development objectives …
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Sri Lanka stocks drop 5.30-pct, trading halted
07 Apr 2025 09:50 GMT
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s economy continued … terms of economic growth, Sri Lanka performed better than expected in … Sri Lanka rupee appreciated under the flexible exchange rate policy. The benefit of currency … the Central Bank of Sri Lanka have taken bold steps …
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The ripple effect of Trump’s 44 % tariff on Sri Lanka
07 Apr 2025 08:54 GMT
… job creation to the Sri Lankan rupee and diplomatic ties … currency, and any reduction in revenue will strain Sri Lanka … FDI), and damage Sri Lanka’s competitiveness.
Sri Lanka had been aiming … consequences.
In response, Sri Lanka will likely accelerate efforts …
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Sri Lanka Caught Off Guard by Trump’s Tariff Surge amid Global Trade Shifts
06 Apr 2025 13:54 GMT
… to have taken Sri Lanka by surprise, raising … countries—effectively penalizing Sri Lanka disproportionately.
Handunneththi further … Currency dealers have already noted downward pressure on the Sri Lankan rupee … seek tariff relief.
Sri Lanka’s internal economic …
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Liquidity jumps to 4-year high; rupee weakens
07 Apr 2025 01:57 GMT
… Foreigners continue to buy Rupee treasuries
Rupee depreciates
By WealthTrust …
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka’s (CBSL) holding of … s closing level.
Forex market
In the Forex market, the … (References: Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Bloomberg E-Bond trading platform …
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India PM Modi urges Sri Lanka to conduct provincial council elections
05 Apr 2025 13:52 GMT
… concluded debt restructuring with Sri Lanka, with sharply lower interest … with the people of Sri Lanka.”
The ‘bilateral amendatory … restructuring Sri Lanka’s debt as a co-chair.
Sri Lanka owed … forex shortages and parallel exchange rates, with the rupee …
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Trump making 300-year old mistake in raising tariffs : Sri Lanka economist
04 Apr 2025 03:21 GMT
… now called ‘mafia’ in Sri Lanka, controlled the British economy propagating … banking and setting up a currency board arrangement.
The Singapore … of the controlled economy.
Sri Lanka has not removed chilling … facing malnutrition after the rupee fell from 184 to …
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Trump tariffs on Sri Lanka based on misguided thinking
03 Apr 2025 22:22 GMT
… , and the Sri Lankan Rupee, while being a closed currency (meaning that … aggregate trade figures between Sri Lanka and the US and … their quantity demanded (if Sri Lanka does not retaliate, the … to). Even assuming that Sri Lanka does not retaliate with their …
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Sri Lanka rupee likely to be under pressure on Trump’s tariff hike: Dealers
03 Apr 2025 08:13 GMT
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s alleged 88 percent tax which has been used by President Donald Trump to slap a 44 percent discounted reciprocal tax appeared to have been arrived at by dividing the trade deficit.
Flexport, a supply chain consultany, which has ‘ …
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Will a Marxist government put Sri Lanka’s economic recovery at risk?
03 Apr 2025 06:29 GMT
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Sri Lanka has made a truly … since independence, demonstrators forced Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa … The rupee was the top performing emerging market currency against … one of Sri Lanka’s largest earners of foreign currency, and …