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Sri Lanka president to visit key lender China

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will travel to the island’s largest bilateral lender China...

Published 21 Dec, 2024 03:28pm

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Sri Lanka’s economy grew 5.5% in 3Q, strengthens crisis rebound

Sri Lanka’s economy grew 5.5% year-on-year in the third quarter, official data showed on Tuesday as the country...

Published 17 Dec, 2024 05:12pm

World

Sri Lanka records highest deflation since 1961

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s consumer prices fell by 2.1 percent in November, the highest deflation rate recorded by the...

Published 30 Nov, 2024 12:08pm

Business & Finance

Sri Lanka kicks off much-delayed $12.5bn bond deal

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka said Tuesday it would honour a deal secured by its predecessor to restructure $12.55 billion in...

Published 28 Nov, 2024 07:26am

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Sri Lanka eases monetary policy, sets new single benchmark rate

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s central bank set a new single policy rate of 8% on Wednesday, easing monetary settings below...

Published 27 Nov, 2024 10:32am

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IMF approves third review of Sri Lanka’s $2.9bn bailout

COLOMBO: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved the third review of Sri Lanka’s $2.9 billion bailout on...

Published 23 Nov, 2024 01:16pm

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Sri Lanka expects IMF staff level agreement on Friday to release further bailout funds

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka expects the IMF to announce a staff level agreement on its third review of the country’s bailout...

Published 21 Nov, 2024 01:15pm

World

As poor nations’ default wave peaks, cash shortage could take its place

LONDON: The punishing post-COVID wave of sovereign defaults has finally crested, with the likes of Ghana, Sri Lanka...

Updated 22 Oct, 2024 04:31pm

World

Sri Lanka’s inflation at -0.2% in September

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s consumer price inflation eased to minus 0.2% year-on-year in September from an increase of 1.1%...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 05:00pm

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World Bank raises South Asia growth forecast to 6.4% on India demand

NEW DELHI: The World Bank raised its growth forecast for South Asia to 6.4% in 2024 from an earlier estimate of...

Published 10 Oct, 2024 12:26pm

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Sri Lanka approves controversial foreign debt deal

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s new government has approved a controversial restructure of $14.7 billion in foreign commercial...

Published 05 Oct, 2024 11:30am

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Sri Lanka gets backing from IMF, bilateral creditors for $12.5bn bondholder debt rework

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s $12.5 billion bondholder debt rework has received support from bilateral creditors and the...

Published 04 Oct, 2024 06:54pm

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Sustaining reforms critical for Sri Lanka: IMF

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s painful austerity measures were “bearing fruit” and must be sustained, the International...

Published 04 Oct, 2024 12:40pm

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Sri Lanka to move forward with third review of near $3bn IMF bailout

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka plans to move ahead with the third review of its nearly $3 billion programme of support from the...

Published 03 Oct, 2024 08:48pm

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Sri Lanka holds rates steady, sees rosy inflation, growth outlook

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s central bank kept interest rates unchanged on Friday in line with expectations, citing domestic...

Published 27 Sep, 2024 01:58pm

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Sri Lanka to begin talks with IMF to take forward $2.9bn bailout, president says

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said on Wednesday that he plans to begin negotiations...

Published 25 Sep, 2024 07:27pm

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IMF says ready for talks with Sri Lanka’s new leftist government

COLOMBO: The International Monetary Fund is ready to discuss its controversial $2.9 billion bailout programme for...

Published 24 Sep, 2024 11:21am

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Sri Lanka economy posts 4.7% growth in Q2

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s economy grew 4.7% year-on-year from April to June this year, official data showed on Friday, as...

Published 13 Sep, 2024 05:40pm

World

Sri Lanka’s contentious Rajapaksa scion enters presidential race

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s ruling party nominated a scion of the controversial Rajapaksa family Wednesday to challenge the...

Published 07 Aug, 2024 01:33pm

Business & Finance

Sri Lanka needs to raise fiscal revenue to maintain stability: IMF

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka must make further efforts to raise fiscal revenue if it is to maintain economic stability and...

Published 05 Aug, 2024 07:59am

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Sri Lanka cuts rates to help fuel economic recovery

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s central bank cut interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday in a surprise decision aimed at...

Published 24 Jul, 2024 10:14am

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Sri Lanka paves way for Musk’s Starlink to enter telecoms market

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s parliament approved amendments to a decades-old law on Tuesday to allow Elon Musk’s Starlink,...

Updated 09 Jul, 2024 10:13pm

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Sri Lanka set to amend decades-old law to pave Starlink entry

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s parliament will vote this week to change a law to allow Elon Musk’s Starlink, the satellite...

Published 08 Jul, 2024 05:26pm

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Sri Lanka to save $3bn in debt write-offs post bond rework, president says

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will save $3 billion in debt write-offs from commercial creditors once a provisional deal to...

Published 05 Jul, 2024 05:28pm

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Sri Lanka to save $5bn from bilateral debt deal

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will save $5 billion following the restructure of its bilateral debt, much of which is owed to...

Published 02 Jul, 2024 11:56am

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Sri Lanka inflation climbs as food prices rise

COLOMBO: Crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s annual inflation almost doubled to 1.7 percent in June, up from 0.9 percent the...

Published 29 Jun, 2024 10:49am

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Sri Lanka debt deal a key milestone towards restoring debt sustainability, IMF says

COLOMBO: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday that Sri Lanka’s agreements with China and other...

Published 27 Jun, 2024 09:56am

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Sri Lanka seals partial debt deal after financial crash

COLOMBO: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka said Wednesday it had clinched a restructuring deal with a majority of bilateral...

Published 27 Jun, 2024 06:52am

Business & Finance

World Bank releases $250 million to bolster economic reforms in Sri Lanka

The World Bank has released a second tranche of $250 million to support economic reforms in Sri Lanka, it said in a...

Published 20 Dec, 2023 01:29pm

World

Sri Lankan leader seeks to disarm India’s China fears

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s president arrives in India on Thursday for his first visit to the regional powerhouse, with...

Published 18 Jul, 2023 11:41am

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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