Who we are

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) is the nucleus of Sri Lanka’s capital market is responsible for providing a transparent and regulated environment where companies and investors across the globe can come together. The CSE is a company that is limited by guarantee established under the Laws of Sri Lanka. The CSE is licensed by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) and is a mutual exchange consisting of 15 Members and 13 Trading Members. All Members and Trading Members are licensed by the SEC to operate as Stockbrokers. For more information, please visit: www.cse.lk.

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Our Journey So far

Invest Sri Lanka Forum Dubai

The ‘Invest Sri Lanka’ Investor Forum organized by the Securities..

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Invest Sri Lanka Forum in London draws interest and engagement among UK investors

A large gathering of Institutional Investors based in London showed a...

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CSE and SEC initiates effort to restore confidence among foreign investors

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) and the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC), ...

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‘Invest Sri Lanka’ takes center stage in Singapore

The ‘Invest Sri Lanka’ Investor Forum organized by the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE)..

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SLIF 2021 – Plenary Session – The Colombo Stock Exchange – Towards a Quantum Leap

SLIF 2021 – Experience Sharing Fireside Chat – Insights from Principal, Blackstone

Cse chairman dumith fernando joins indeewari amuwatte @hydepark on ada derana 24

SLIF 2021 – Investing and Trading via the Colombo Stock Exchange

Monthly Economic Update - August 2021

Firms like ourselves look for the ability to execute an end to end process in a timely fashion. Sri Lankan business environment in general is very conducive for foreign investors and we were impressed by the whole investment process. The regulators, advisors, capital market players as well as investors are highly supportive of foreign investments.

Mr. Animesh Agrawal Principal – Blackstone

Tax regime for Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) is extremely favourable for investors. There is zero capital gains tax for both foreign and local investors and there is zero tax on dividends for foreign investors.

Dumith Fernando Chairman of Colombo Stock Exchange

There has been a massive turnaround from the depths of the pandemic. The policy environment has been positive for Sri Lankan corporate earnings, thereby creating a favorable investment outlook for Sri Lanka

Dumith Fernando Chairman of Colombo Stock Exchange

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Exchange Rates

Currency Buy Sell
US Dollar 197.75 203.00
British Pound 264.92 280.21
Euro 229.32 243.88
Australian Dollar 138.98 149.89
Japanese Yen 1.73 1.86
Emirati Dirham 50.26 58.50
Singapore Dollar 142.38 151.75
Chinese Yuan 27.89 31.23
Canadian Dollar 147.17 162.29