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Sri Lanka Development Bond auction: US$652mn sold
Date : Apr - 29

The debt office said a window will be kept open until 1200noon on 30.04.2021 for any investor to buy bonds at the weighted average yield.

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Sri Lanka sees highest daily spike as new cases stay above 1,400
Date : Apr - 28

Following the new development, the island nation has recorded a total of 1,451 fresh cases of coronavirus within the day.

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No move for complete lockdown: Army Chief
Date : Apr - 28

He said it has been decided to isolate those specific areas rather than going for a complete lockdown of the entire police areas.

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Sri Lanka confirms over 1,000 Coronavirus cases as Covid-19 controls tightened
Date : Apr - 28

It is the highest daily Coronavirus cases confirmed in a single day and the first time the total has topped 1,000. Eight deaths were reported taking the total to 655.

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Sri Lanka residents who earn abroad allowed to maintain foreign bank accounts
Date : Apr - 26

Money earned before Sri Lanka’s 2017 Foreign Exchange Act was enacted or before could be held in such accounts.

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Sri Lanka issues Covid-19 warning as ICU admissions rise
Date : Apr - 21

“With the increase in the risk of corona infection in Sri Lanka, a rapid increase in admission of patients in intensive care units has been observed,” the Health Promotion Bureau said in a public notice on its facebook page.

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Sri Lanka rupee quoted at 203.00/203.50 levels in one-week dollar
Date : Apr - 18

Sri Lanka rupee last closed at 199.50/200.25 levels to the US dollar in the spot market on Thursday. Bond markets were also quiet with few maturities being quoted, dealers said.

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Sri Lanka rupee plunges amid money printing as car imports collapse
Date : Apr - 18

Motor car registrations fell to just 149 units in March 2020, down from 1,165 units a year earlier and 2,526 units in January 2020, an analysis of vehicle registry data by JB Securities, a Colombo-based brokerage shows.

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Sri Lanka Bar Association opposition parties to challenge China-backed Colombo Port City bill
Date : Apr - 16

A plan to set up an International Commercial Dispute Resolution Centre and Priority Hearings in Legal Proceedings could “lead to an ouster of the jurisdiction Courts, infringe on judicial discretion and violate the principle of equality of parties before the law,” the statement said.

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Sri Lanka helicopter drops Rs60bn, CB bills stock tops Rs900bn
Date : Apr - 10

The central bank’s bill stock climbed from 842 billion rupees to 904 billion rupees on April 06 as a 60 billion rupee ‘helicopter drop’ of finally accommodated cash (non-borrowed reserves) was injected to the banking system

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