*JKSB Opening Bell – News Snippets* 🔔 *05.06.2025* *Sri Lanka sells Rs167.5bn in Treasury bills, yields down on longer terms* “Sri Lanka has sold 167.5 billion rupees of Treasury bills, with yields down across the longer-term maturities, data from the state debt office showed.” https://economynext.com/sri-lanka-sells-rs167-5bn-in-treasury-bills-yields-down-on-longer-terms-224139/ *Interest rates expected to remain stable* “Sri Lanka’s interest rates are unlikely to move up substantially over the next two years as government borrowings from the domestic market are set to remain low with primary surplus, LYNEAR Wealth Management Equities Head Asanka Herath said.” https://www.themorning.lk/articles/NLpNIiXTsriGz9ofyg63 *China affirms strategic trade and investment commitment to Sri Lanka under BRI* “The four leading Chinese Chambers of Commerce last week expressed their shared commitment to economic partnership with Sri Lanka across key industries of machinery and electronics, agriculture and foodstuff, textiles and apparel and private sector investments under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).” https://www.ft.lk/business/China-affirms-strategic-trade-and-investment-commitment-to-Sri-Lanka-under-BRI/34-777356 *Sri Lanka received USD 650 million in FDI in first quarter: Minister* “Sri Lanka received USD 650 million in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) during the first quarter of this year (2025), according to Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Sunil Handunnetti.” https://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=109184