70% of Sri Lankan Tamils in Sri Lanka live in the Northern and Eastern provinces. Although Sri Lankan Tamils are culturally and linguistically distinct, genetic studies indicate that they are closely related to Sinhalese ethnic group in the island.
Definition: Under international financial reporting standards, a functional currency is the currency used in the primary economic environment where an entity operates. This is the environment in which an entity primarily generates and expends cash.
The purpose of translation is to transform a subsidiary's financial statements, prepared in its functional currency, into the reporting currency of the parent. The purpose of re-measurement is to restate transactions from one currency into the functional currency of the entity.Re-measurement is also required when a subsidiary's financial statements have been denominated in a currency other than the subsidiary's functional currency. 85.he translation of a foreign subsidiary's financial statements is not required in the following two situations: (A.) when the subsidiary's functional currency is the U.S. dollar. (B.) when the subsidiary operates in a highly inflationary economy.