Sri Lanka Treasury bills’ interest rates rose to 30.51 per cent with Rs. 38,801 billion worth of offers for 3-month bills accepted at Wednesday’s auction by the Central Bank.
Bids worth Rs.9,582 billion at an interest rate of 29.51 per cent for 6-month bills were accepted while 12-month bills worth Rs. 8,330 billion were accepted at 29.83 per cent interest, the Central Bank said.
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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