Inflation ( CCPI)0.9% (March 2024)
GDP4.5% (4Q 2023)
Unemployment4.3% (4Q 2023)
3M T-Bill Rate10.03%
12M T-Bill Rate10.23%
2Y T-Bond Rate10.85%/ 11.00%
4Y T-Bond Rate12.10% / 12.20%
USD/LKR300/301
Reserves $4.951Bn (March 2024)
Cum. Trade Deficit $860 Mn (Feb 2024 cumulative)
Cum. Fiscal DeficitLKR 2,020 Bn (Nov 2023)

Sri Lanka recorded highest daily COVID19 related deaths of 209 yesterday

COVID19Aug 27, 2021
Sri Lanka recorded highest daily COVID19 related deaths of 209 yesterday
COVID19 took another 209 lives of Sri Lankans yesterday as the delta variant continue to tighten the grip on Sri Lanka. The government imposed 10 days lockdown as many experts request to contain the spreading of the virus. The daily average number of PCR tests carried out in August has been only 17,500 despite the case positive rate of close to 25%.

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