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Sri Lanka's economy still vulnerable despite Middle East crisis easing, reforms key says IMF

Published 30 Jun, 2026 07:32pm

Sri Lanka is recovering from a severe financial crisis triggered by a record dollar shortage four years ago

Sri Lanka's economy grew 5.1% in first quarter of 2026

Published 15 Jun, 2026 06:42pm

Output from the agriculture sector grew by 1.1% year-on-year in January-March

Sri Lanka monetary stance appropriate, 3% growth target within reach, IMF says

Updated 28 May, 2026 11:47pm

'The monetary stance is broadly appropriate. Inflation is projected to remain around the 5% target,' says Evan

Sri Lanka issues landslide warnings as cyclone toll hits 618

Published 07 Dec, 2025 02:52pm

At least 1,812 people have been killed in the natural disasters rolling across Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam over the past two weeks

Sri Lanka requests about $200m aid from IMF due to Cyclone Ditwah

Updated 06 Dec, 2025 08:11am

The IMF remains closely engaged with Sri Lankan authorities during this challenging period

Sri Lanka secures staff-level IMF agreement on fourth review of bailout

Published 25 Apr, 2025 08:06pm

Sri Lanka has reached a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund on a fourth review of an Extended...

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

Published 23 Nov, 2024 01:16pm

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

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

Published 21 Nov, 2024 01:15pm

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

Sri Lankans vote with issues of welfare, economic reforms at stake

Published 14 Nov, 2024 12:07pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lankans began voting on Thursday in a snap election to decide if the Indian Ocean island will give its...

Sri Lanka’s key inflation rate falls to 0.5% in August

Published 30 Aug, 2024 04:53pm

BENGALURU/COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s key inflation rate fell to 0.5% in August on the year from 2.4% last month, the...

Sri Lanka president defends IMF bailout in campaign launch

Published 29 Aug, 2024 03:16pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka had no option but to agree to an International Monetary Fund bailout that required tough...

Sri Lanka’s contentious Rajapaksa scion enters presidential race

Published 07 Aug, 2024 01:33pm

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

Sri Lanka needs to raise fiscal revenue to maintain stability, IMF says

Published 02 Aug, 2024 01:32pm

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

Sri Lanka inflation rises to 2.4% on year in June

Published 22 Jul, 2024 03:05pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s consumer price inflation rose to 2.4% year-on-year in June from 1.6% in May, official data...

Sri Lanka scraps plan to sell loss-making national airline

Published 19 Jul, 2024 01:50pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has scrapped plans to sell off its indebted national airline despite shortlisting three potential...

Sri Lanka to cut power prices by 22.5% from Tuesday

Published 15 Jul, 2024 03:43pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will cut power prices by 22.5% from Tuesday, the utilities regulator said, as the Indian Ocean...

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

Published 05 Jul, 2024 05:28pm

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

Sri Lanka bond holders agree to take 28% haircut: govt

Published 04 Jul, 2024 11:40am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s private creditors have accepted a 28 percent haircut on $12.5 billion in sovereign bonds, the...

Sri Lanka’s economic crisis and debt deal with bilateral creditors

Published 26 Jun, 2024 03:15pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka signed an agreement with its bilateral creditors led by Japan and India, Sri Lankan president’s...

Sri Lanka likely to sign bilateral debt agreements on Wednesday, foreign minister says

Published 25 Jun, 2024 11:56am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka was expecting to sign the bilateral debt restructuring agreements with key creditors Japan and...

Sri Lanka’s economic recovery strengthens in first quarter

Published 14 Jun, 2024 05:34pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s economy grew 5.3% year-on-year in the first three months of 2024, official data showed on...

‘Procedural issues’ delaying Sri Lanka debt deal: IMF

Published 14 Jun, 2024 11:54am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s planned foreign debt restructure after an unprecedented economic crisis has been delayed by...

IMF approves second review of Sri Lanka’s $2.9bn bailout, warns of economic risks

Published 13 Jun, 2024 10:52am

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

Sri Lanka to start talks with Malaysia on free trade agreement

Published 12 Jun, 2024 03:16pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will start talks on a free trade agreement with Malaysia as it seeks to improve trade ties to...

Sri Lanka cabinet approves new economic law to meet IMF targets

Published 14 May, 2024 02:38pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s cabinet has approved a new economic law that will cover key targets set by the International...

Sri Lanka aims to halve debt servicing costs, central bank chief says

Published 07 May, 2024 02:41pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka is committed to achieving debt sustainability at the earliest and aims to halve the servicing...

Sri Lanka detains nearly 15,000 in drug crackdown

Published 24 Dec, 2023 10:21am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s police announced Sunday the arrests of nearly 15,000 people during a week-long military-backed...

World Bank releases $250mn to boost Sri Lanka reforms

Published 20 Dec, 2023 05:44pm

COLOMBO: The World Bank said Wednesday it had released $250 million to support bankrupt Sri Lanka’s tough economic...

Sri Lanka records first growth after debt default

Published 16 Dec, 2023 03:21pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s economy grew in the September quarter, the central bank said Saturday, its first expansion...

Sri Lanka grows 1.6% in Q3, first economic expansion in six quarters

Published 15 Dec, 2023 05:06pm

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s economy grew by 1.6% in the quarter from July to September for the first time in six quarters,...

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 20	278.15
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 20	277.95
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 21	162.52
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 21	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 21	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 21	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 20	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 20	7,443.28
Nasdaq / Jul 20	25,508.07
Dow Jones / Jul 20	51,839.26
India Sensex / Jul 21	77,478.67
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 21	65,077.32
Hang Seng / Jul 21	25,036.86
FTSE 100 / Jul 21	10,506.59
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 21	24,879.67
France CAC40 / Jul 21	8,348.97

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 20	18,880
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 20	363,971
Petrol/Litre / Jul 21	316.15
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 21	82.50
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 21	4,050.88
Diesel/Litre / Jul 21	354.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 21	79.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Invest Capital Invest Bank / Jul 21 Invest Capital Investment Bank Limited(ICIBL)	21.75 ▲ 1.98 (10.02%)
First IBL Mod. / Jul 21 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	15.27 ▲ 1.39 (10.01%)
Gammon Pak / Jul 21 Gammon Pakistan Limited(GAMON)	21.98 ▲ 2 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 21 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	110.23 ▲ 10.02 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 21 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	41.69 ▲ 3.79 (10%)
Biafo Ind. / Jul 21 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	130.83 ▲ 11.89 (10%)
Dewan Farooque Sp. / Jul 21 Dewan Farooque Spinning Mills Limited(DFSM)	18.15 ▲ 1.65 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 21 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	60.50 ▲ 5.5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 21 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	50.58 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 21 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	329.37 ▲ 29.94 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 21 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,515.89 ▼ -168.43 (-10%)
Shams Textile / Jul 21 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	57.58 ▼ -6.4 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 21 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	50.44 ▼ -5.6 (-9.99%)
United Insurance / Jul 21 The United Insurance Company(UNIC)	12.75 ▼ -1.34 (-9.51%)
S.G.Power / Jul 21 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	80.01 ▼ -7.82 (-8.9%)
Popular Islamic / Jul 21 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	23 ▼ -2.11 (-8.4%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jul 21 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	7.71 ▼ -0.61 (-7.33%)
Frontier Ceramics / Jul 21 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	98.11 ▼ -7.68 (-7.26%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 21 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -2.38 (-7.12%)
Jubilee Spinning / Jul 21 Jubilee Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd.(JUBS)	50 ▼ -3.79 (-7.05%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	252,366,137 ▼ -0.74
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 21 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	108,338,408 ▲ 0.21
TPL Properties / Jul 21 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	67,705,050 ▲ 0.8
Pak Refinery / Jul 21 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	57,126,207 ▲ 0.2
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 21 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	26,000,264 ▲ 0.02
TPL Corp Ltd / Jul 21 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	23,462,599 ▲ 1.13
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	21,168,663 ▲ 0.02
B.O.Punjab / Jul 21 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	19,609,842 ▲ 0.28
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	15,446,138 ▲ 0.12
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 21 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	12,518,288 ▼ -2.11

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