Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka: Foreign exchange restrictions will be gradually lifted and the required changes in foreign exchange laws will be passed in early 2024.

TSMC’s sales in 2023 will be NT$2,161.736 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 4.5%.

According to agency calculations, TSMC’s sales in the fourth quarter of 2023 were NT$625.5 billion.

Sri Lanka’s central bank governor: It is crucial to improve the sovereign rating this year.

Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka: The Overnight Call Money Rate will become the operational target of the new monetary policy framework.

Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka: The central bank will consider switching to a single policy interest rate mechanism.

According to the Financial Times: Empty offices in London could result in the EU facing a bill of 450 million euros.

Thai investor confidence has been boosted by capital inflows, tourism and stimulus measures.

After the Japanese government bond auction, the gains in 10-year government bonds narrowed.

The Nikkei 225 index rose 2%.

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Social Media Platform “X”: The SEC account was compromised not because of non-compliance on X’s system.

Social media platform “X”: Confirmed that the account @SECGOV (the official account of the SEC) was hacked.

Bank of Korea: Net foreign investment in Korean domestic bonds in December 2023 was -US$790 million, compared with US$1.86 billion in November.

Local police: At least 10 people died in violence in Ecuador.

The South Korean government plans to take a series of measures to increase housing supply and reactivate industrial development.

U.S. Central Command: U.S. and British forces shot down 18 drones, 2 cruise missiles, and 1 ballistic missile.

U.S. Central Command: The Houthi armed forces launched Iranian-designed unidirectional attack drones, anti-ship cruise missiles and anti-ship ballistic missiles from areas controlled by Yemen to the southern Red Sea. No casualties or property damage have been reported in the area.