The Central Bank said on Thursday that the Monetary Policy Review: No. 05 of 2024, which was scheduled to be issued on September 20 has been rescheduled to Friday September 27.
Analysts said it would be interesting to see what the announcement would be – whether reducing interest rates or hiking it – a few days after the country has elected a new president (on September 21). It was unclear as to why the date of the announcement was changed.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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