Inflation ( CCPI)0.9% (March 2024)
GDP4.5% (4Q 2023)
Unemployment4.3% (4Q 2023)
3M T-Bill Rate9.90%
12M T-Bill Rate10.21%
2Y T-Bond Rate10.85%/ 11.00%
4Y T-Bond Rate12.10% / 12.20%
USD/LKR298/299
Reserves $4.951Bn (March 2024)
Cum. Trade Deficit $860 Mn (Feb 2024 cumulative)
Cum. Fiscal DeficitLKR 2,020 Bn (Nov 2023)

Sri Lanka COVID19 case positive rate fallen back to previous resistance level

COVID19Sep 29, 2021
Sri Lanka COVID19 case positive rate fallen back to previous resistance level
Sri Lanka implemented a soft lockdown for more than five weeks to end the rapid spread of the COVID19 that took 12,000 life since May 2021. The country was too early to celebrate the win against COVID19 and have paid price. Impressive progress of the vaccination has once again allowed Sri Lankans to breathe as case positive rate has fallen significantly in the last few days towards 10%.

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