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Customers from across Emirates’ network can now travel to Dubai as the city has re-opened for business and leisure visitors with new air travel protocols that safeguard the health and safety of visitors and communities.
BPPL Holdings PLC became an immediate casualty of the pandemic-induced lockdowns as its factories had to be closed down, disrupting its normal cause of operations, but the company is seeing increased demand for its products from the cleaning sector a
The freight rates out of Colombo, which hit an all-time high during the islandwide lockdown, are observed to be tapering down close to pre-COVID-19 levels, the Sri Lanka Logistics and Freight Forwarders Association (SLLFFA) said.
The Central Bank (CB) yesterday said it is holding further discussions to secure an additional US $ 1 billion under a special bilateral swap agreement with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
Lanka IOC PLC reported extremely sluggish revenues, resulting in a deeper loss during the three months to June 30, 2020, as the demand for gasoline was at its lowest since much of the quarter remained economically inactive amid COVID-19 lockdowns.
Cargills Bank Limited gave a dour outlook for the company’s earnings and asset quality for the remainder of the year, coming directly from the pandemic and the subsequent relief measures extended to affected parties, as the bank said that the crisi
People’s Bank’s Basel III, Tier 2-compliant, unlisted, rated, unsecured, subordinated, redeemable debenture issue was oversubscribed, receiving in excess of Rs.20 billion worth of bids during the early hours of the opening day itself, in a strong
Fitch Ratings plans to withdraw the ratings of Kotagala Plantations PLC for commercial reasons, on or about August 21, 2020.
Lankem Ceylon PLC yesterday disposed an equity stake of 23.12 percent, amounting to little over two million shares, in subsidiary company Sigiriya Village Hotels PLC to a related party, with no change to the ultimate ownership.
The Treasury has made available Rs.10.4 billion worth of funds to the Paddy Marketing Board (PMB), through state banks, to purchase paddy at a set price of Rs.50 per kilo for the Yala season, Finance, Economic and Policy Development Ministry said.
Gold hit a record high yesterday as investors rushed into the safe-haven on concerns about China-US tensions, a spike in virus infections around the world and a lack of progress on a new stimulus bill in Washington.
The decline in the private sector credit in June decelerated from May indicating that the banking sector is ramping up fresh credit to the private sector under both the Central Bank’s refinance credit scheme and from their own funds.
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has recently entered into an agreement with the Federal Reserve Bank, New York (Fed) as a temporary source of US dollar liquidity to be used when required.
Bogawantalawa Tea Estates PLC, one of the leading high grown tea plantation companies, is diversifying into specialty tea varieties, spices, timber plantations and oil palm cultivations, said ICRA Lanka in a rating report on the company.
CT Holdings PLC and its subsidiary Cargills (Ceylon) PLC have announced plans for share buy backs on a pro-rata basis up to a maximum of 5 percent within one year, subject to shareholder and regulatory approval .
Sri Lanka’s tile and sanitary ware importers have raised concerns on the government-imposed import ban stating that the unpopular move is not only detrimental to the industry, but also to the national economy.
Sanasa Development Bank PLC (SDB Bank) is planning to raise upto Rs.1.53 billion via a right issue to enhance the bank’s capital adequacy ratios and partly finance its loan portfolio growth.
The Hotels Association of Sri Lanka (THASL) yesterday welcomed the latest update of UK travel advice on Sri Lanka.
The performance at Ceylon Cold Stores PLC (CCC) for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 (1Q21) showed the extent to which coronavirus-related lockdowns had inflicted damage to consumer demand in a period where retail stores remained closed and people’
High net worth investors David Pieris, Indra Silva and Nimal Perera were among the main buyers of the shares of Sri Lanka’s largest private bank, Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC (ComBank), in the period starting April 1, 2020 to July 10, 2020, Mirror
Sri Lankans now view all politicians as dishonest – either financially or morally. This has to change - and I mean really change – if we are to be trusted as leaders again. Further, Sajith Premadasa is one of the youngest candidate we have witnes
Airbus announced yesterday it had made a gesture to end a long-running dispute between the European Union and the United States at the World Trade Organisation over aircraft subsidies.
Business activity in the 19-nation eurozone is increasing for the first time since February, before the coronavirus lockdown, according to a survey of purchasing managers by IHS Markit.
India and the Maldives on Wednesday signed a contract to set up fish processing plants at two of the islands in the Maldives.
India may review some of its free trade agreements (FTAs) which have not yielded the desired results economically, the government has indicated.
Asian equities took a beating yesterday on rising China-US tensions while a worse-than-forecast US jobs report and stalled stimulus talks in Washington fuelled fears about the economic recovery.
India’s Finance Ministry and Export Import Bank officials have held online talks with Sri Lanka’s Finance Ministry on structuring a debt moratorium for the country, the Delhi’s High Commission in Colombo said.
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has approved 3,985 new loan applications, amounting to Rs. 11,829 million, submitted by licensed banks under the Saubagya COVID-19 renaissance facility Phase II & III during the period 13-23 July 2020.
A woman sunbather sitting along a beach in the Gulf emirate of Dubai yesterday, while the Burj al-Arab hotel is seen behind.
Sri Lanka is currently facing a massive shortage in turmeric in the country leading traders to sell the processed spice via informal channels at prices that are over five fold higher than the government imposed maximum retail price (MRP).
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