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CBSL has decided to increase the Standing Deposit Facility Rate and the Standing Lending Facility Rate
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CBSL has decided to increase the Standing Deposit Facility Rate and the Standing Lending Facility Rate

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has decided to increase the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending…

byCeylon Independent07/07/2022
President seeks Russian oil, Aeroflot operations back
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President seeks Russian oil, Aeroflot operations back

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa sought Russian credit facilities to import fuel to Sri Lanka in overcoming the existing economic challenges during…

byCeylon Independent07/07/2022
All-party govt will not be successful: SF
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All-party govt will not be successful: SF

An All-Party government will not succeed as seniors in political parties will become cabinet ministers in such an eventuality thus…

byCeylon Independent06/07/2022
SRI LANKA’S FINANCE MINISTER PLANS FOR DISASTER  – MP Dhammika Perera
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SRI LANKA’S FINANCE MINISTER PLANS FOR DISASTER – MP Dhammika Perera

byCeylon Independent06/07/202206/07/2022
Finance Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe must resign – Minister Dhammika Perera
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Finance Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe must resign – Minister Dhammika Perera

Minister of Investment Promotion Dhammika Perera has called for the resignation of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe from the post of…

byCeylon Independent06/07/2022
Sri Lanka’s total debt burden Rs. 21.6 trillion – PM
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Sri Lanka’s total debt burden Rs. 21.6 trillion – PM

Sri Lanka’s total debt burden increased to Rs. 21.6 trillion by March 2022, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament yesterday.…

byCeylon Independent06/07/2022
President jeered in Parliament with shouts of “Gota Go Home” by SJB MPs
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President jeered in Parliament with shouts of “Gota Go Home” by SJB MPs

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was met with shouts of “Gota Go Home” by placard carrying vocal Opposition MPs when he came…

byCeylon Independent06/07/2022
UK warns against travel to SL due to economic crisis
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UK warns against travel to SL due to economic crisis

Britain’s Foreign Office said on Tuesday it was now advising against all but essential travel to Sri Lanka due to…

byCeylon Independent06/07/2022
Cabinet nod for state banks to waive off unpaid farmer loans
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Cabinet nod for state banks to waive off unpaid farmer loans

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to waive off unpaid loans obtained from state banks by paddy farmers…

byCeylon Independent05/07/2022
Sri Lanka seeks greater cooperation in food processing and dairy sectors with India
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Sri Lanka seeks greater cooperation in food processing and dairy sectors with India

Sri Lanka and India agreed to explore further avenues towards greater cooperation in the food processing and dairy sectors, when…

byCeylon Independent05/07/2022

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