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Colombo Consumer price inflation 2020 : 4.2% April 2021 : 3.9%. Inflation in Sri Lanka measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index grew 6.0% in the 12-months to August 2021 picking up from 5.7 percent in July. [135] Inflation was 4.2% in the year to December 2020. In 2019 inflation was 4.8 percent. [136]
History. Constructed by. Harold Cuthbert Marwood. Construction end. 1919 [ 3] Location. The Nine Arch Bridge ( Sinhala: ආරුක්කු නමයේ පාලම; Tamil: ஒன்பது வளைவுகள் பாலம்) also called the Bridge in the Sky, [ 4] is a viaduct bridge in Sri Lanka and one of the best examples of ...
The Sri Lankan economic crisis[8] is an ongoing crisis in Sri Lanka that started in 2019. [9] It is the country's worst economic crisis since its independence in 1948. [9] It has led to unprecedented levels of inflation, near-depletion of foreign exchange reserves, shortages of medical supplies, and an increase in prices of basic commodities. [10]
In May 2014, SG Holdings, Japan's second-largest logistics firm, acquired a 30% stake in Expolanka Holdings PLC triggering mandatory offer requirements set by Sri Lanka's Securities and Exchange Commission. [3] In June 2014, SG Holdings confirmed that it has secured controlling interest in Expolanka with the acquisition of over 51% of total shares.
On January 4, 2021, total market capitalisation crossed three trillion rupees mark for the first time. [2] Hayleys announced a stock split on January 21 of 2021 and it resulted in increasing market capitalization by over 100 billion rupees. All share price index surpassed 8000 points for the first as a result. [3]
As of 2022, Sri Lanka has eight sites on the list. The first three sites, the Ancient City of Polonnaruwa, the Ancient City of Sigiriya, and the Sacred City of Anuradhapura, were listed in 1982. The most recent site, the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka, was listed in 2010. The Central Highlands and the Sinharaja Forest Reserve are natural sites ...
Rank Name Financial statistics in millions LKR Industry Revenue Profit Assets Market Cap. 1 Hayleys PLC: 241,276 14,046 279,383 45,600 Conglomerate
Sri Lanka is the world's fourth-largest producer of tea. In 1995, it was the world's leading exporter of tea (rather than producer), with 23% of the total world export, and Sri Lanka ranked second on tea export earnings in 2020 [ 2 ] after China. The highest production of 340 million kg was recorded in 2013, while the production in 2014 was ...