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After the end of the Sri Lankan Civil War on 18 May 2009, CSE indexes increased rapidly, setting new records. Market capitalization set a record high on 6 October 2009 as the CSE reached the රු.1 trillion mark for the first time. ASPI set a record of 3549.27 points on 11 January 2010.
As of March 2024, the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) has 284 listings. [1. A. Company Name Symbol Abans Electricals ... Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka & Finance:
These 50 companies alone account for about 75% of the total market capitalisation of the Colombo Stock Exchange. [1] On January 4, 2021, total market capitalisation crossed three trillion rupees mark for the first time. [2]
The Sri Lankan economic crisis [8] is an ongoing crisis in Sri Lanka that started in 2019. [9] It is the country's worst economic crisis since its independence in 1948. [9] It has led to unprecedented levels of inflation, near-depletion of foreign exchange reserves, shortages of medical supplies, and an increase in prices of basic commodities. [10]
Services accounted for 58.2% of Sri Lanka's economy in 2019 up from 54.6% in 2010, industry 27.4% up from 26.4% a decade earlier and agriculture 7.4%. [42] Though there is a competitive export agricultural sector, technological advances have been slow to enter the protected domestic sector. [43]
This article lists the largest companies in Sri Lanka terms of their revenue, net profit and total assets, according to the American business magazines Fortune and Forbes and local business magazine LMD. [1] [2]
Inflation in cash-strapped country dips from 69.8 per cent in September 2022 to about 6.3 per cent this July
Culturally, Sri Lanka possesses strong links to both India and Southeast Asia. [1] For over 2,500 years, India and Sri Lanka have nurtured a legacy of historical, cultural, religious, spiritual, and linguistic connections. The country has a rich artistic tradition, with distinct creative forms that encompass music, dance, and the visual arts.