*BRS News Flash 19.06.2024:*
? The Colombo Bourse ended in red, where the ASPI lost 50.25 points (-0.41%) to close at 12,260.58 whilst the S&P SL20 index decreased by 23.40 points (-0.64%) to close at 3,621.89 points. ????
*Source:* https://lnkd.in/gKaxtJc2
? President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday making a special statement in Parliament set the record straight on the new, yet controversial, wealth tax which will come into effect from 1 April next year. ??
*Source:* https://lnkd.in/gCNuG4Nv
? The proposed wealth tax will be on over half-a-million houses at Rs. 200,000 per year if the Government were to raise the targeted figure of Rs. 100 billion in 2026, according to analysts who based their forecast from President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Finance Ministry pronouncements. ????
*Source:* https://lnkd.in/gF2QaEt6
? Sri Lanka’s proposed Temasek-type holding company for the State-owned Enterprises(SOE) governance under the new SOE law has risks if not structured and governed properly, the International Monetary Fund(IMF) said. ????
*Source:* https://lnkd.in/gBKmWm-q
? Asian equities rallied Tuesday, tracking another tech-driven record on Wall Street, while investors awaited fresh US economic data to get a better handle on the outlook for inflation. ??
*Source:* https://lnkd.in/g9ZPvMrZ
? The Economic Transformation Bill could create an oasis in an island of bad governance, sparking uncertainty among foreign investors and threatening the flow of crucial investments, warn legal and investment experts. ??
*Source:* https://lnkd.in/gv_Wu6px
*BRS Equity Research*