The Central Bank said on Wednesday that its’ Monetary Policy Review: No. 02 of 2025 will be announced on Wednesday March 26.
At the previous review announced on January 29, 2025, the banking regulator said the Monetary Policy Board of the Central Bank decided to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at its current level of 8 per cent.
Meanwhile the Census and Statistics Department said on Tuesday that the economy of Sri Lanka grew by 5 percent in 2024. The GDP for the year 2024 at constant prices (2015) increased up to Rs.12,472,469 million from Rs. 11,877,556 million which was recorded in the year 2023.
All the three sectors of the economy; Agriculture, Industry and Services expanded by 1.2 per cent, 11.0 per cent and 2.4 per cent respectively, the department said.
The Department of National Zoological Gardens is readying enclosures to quarantine two large tortoises that were found stranded 15 kilometers westwards off Pitipana Negombo, today.
The Customs Department said it will be publish the names of institutions and individuals who violate customs laws and commit tax fraud by uploading the information on its official website www.customs.gov.lk.
A board of inquiry has been appointed to investigate the death of a student at the University of Sabaragamuwa, reportedly linked to a ragging incident.
Read this week’s Sunday Times for your interesting articles including the ’’5th Column’’.
Leave Comments