The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CB) on Friday clarified that the recent increase of the percentage of foreign exchange sales by banks to the CB from 25 per cent to 50 per cent, effective from March 21, is exclusively applicable to banks and “that will not have any impact on the prevailing requirements for the foreign exchange earnings of expatriate workers and export proceeds of exporters”, according to a statement issued by the monetary authority.
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Customs have detected 228 mobile phones and tabs valued at over Rs 30 million left behind in the duty free shopping complex at the Banaranaike International Airport today, Customs officials said.
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