Sri Lankan workers remittances rose in April to US$454 million compared to $248.9 million in the same month in 2022, latest Central Bank data shows.
For the 4-month period ending April 2023, remittances were recorded at $1.867 billion, a sharp rise from $1 billion in the same 2022 period.
Tourist arrivals also recorded an increase with 441,177 arrivals in the 4-month period to April 2023 compared to 348,314 in the same period in 2022. Tourism earnings also grew to $696.3 million in January-April 2023 against $591 million in the same 2022 period.
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An exhibition badminton match between Sri Lanka’s youngest Olympian shuttler, Viren Nettasinghe, and Anders Antonsen, the World No.2 ranked in Men’s Singles, will take place at the Mercantile Badminton Association (MBA) Courts at Malalasekara Mawatha, Colombo 7 on Friday (13).
Sri Lanka shared its condolences with bereaved family members of the victims of the Air crash in India today.
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