ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s budget deficit contracted absolutely by 31 percent to 1,060.8 billion rupees in the 10 months to October 2024 from 1,547 billion a year ago, while tax revenues went up 34 ...
Sri Lanka’s rupee opened at 292.40/60 to the US dollar in the spot market, broadly unchanged from 292.40/70 on Friday, while bond yields were steady, dealers said.
Ambeon Holdings Plc has acquired 3 million ordinary voting shares of Seylan Bank, or 0.98 percent, increasing its stake in the Sri Lankan bank to 8.61 percent.