NEWS WEEK

BILATERAL DISCUSSIONS WITH INDIA

Minister of Finance and Media Mangala Samaraweera held bilateral discussions with Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Indonesian Finance Minister

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THAI DELEGATION VISITS BOI

A delegation from the Thai Fiscal Policy Research Institute Foundation visited the Board of Investment (BOI) of Sri Lanka on a fact-finding mission to

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SRI LANKA DEVELOPMENT BONDS

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka announced an auction for the issuance of Sri Lanka Development Bonds with submission of bids open from

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ADB GRANT FOR DISASTER RELIEF

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) provided a US$ 2 million grant to finance relief efforts targeting victims of the recent floods and landslides in the country.

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‘TELL THE PRESIDENT’ PROGRAMME

The software programme ‘Tell the President’ was officially handed over to the Presidential Secretariat on 12 June. Accordingly, issues and complaints

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TREASURY BILL ISSUE ON 14 JUNE

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) announced that an auction for a Treasury bill issue of Rs. 26,000 will be held on June 14.

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UN RAPPORTEUR RAPS SRI LANKA

Former United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers Mónica Pinto’s report based on her last year’s mission to Sri Lanka

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RED CARPET FOR INVESTORS

State Minister of Finance Eran Wickramaratne invited existing and potential foreign and local investors to benefit from new business opportunities

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GLOBAL INTERNET SPEED RANKING

Sri Lanka is ranked 68th globally in terms of broadband internet speeds with an average connection speed of 8.5 Mbps, according to a report issued by

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TASK FORCE FOR 2025 TOURISM VISION

A 13-member high-profile task force has been appointed by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to drive Sri Lanka’s 2025 vision for the tourism

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