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Mon, 23 Sep 2024 Today's Paper
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in many countries having lockdowns, mainly to control the spread of the coronavirus. This pandemic, which started in Wuhan, China, has now spread worldwide, with Europe and America experiencing a major impact and hu
Atlas Axillia PLC, a subsidiary of the Hemas Group, handed over another home-grown Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) robot, to assist medical personnel in the remote monitoring and careof patients affected by the coronavirus.
Watawala Tea Ceylon Ltd (WTCL)–a subsidiary of the diversified conglomerate Sunshine Holdings PLC – recently commenced the donation of Ceylon Tea for the consumption of individuals and staff placed in quarantine centres located around the country
INSEE Cement Sri Lanka has extended vital support to the authorities towards dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and helping to build a resilient nation.
Priyantha Talwatte, Chief Executive Officer of Nations Trust Bank PLC symbolically handed over medical scrub suits for frontline healthcare workers combating the COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka, to Director General of Health, Dr. Anil Jasinghe, in Col
NDB Bank recently made a donation towards the national ‘COVID-19 Healthcare and Social Security Fund’.
Providing much-needed strength to the government in their effort to control the spread of COVID-19 in Sri Lanka, Reckitt Benckiser Lanka donated parcels containinghygiene products for the use of health professionals and military personnel at the fore
India has initiated a probe into an alleged dumping of copper alloy flat rolled products -- used by auto and electrical industries— from Sri Lanka, China, Korea, Malaysia, Nepal and Thailand, following a complaint.
Fitch Ratings has downgraded Singer Sri Lanka PLC by a notch from A+ to BBB+ and left its outlook at ‘Negative’ as worries mount over the firm’s leverage amid disruptions to its business and the pressure on the discretionary spending of the con
As the rapid spread of the coronavirus is impacting global economic growth and leading to market volatility, Ernst & Young (EY) advises the financial services sector to tread forward in a cautious manner, instead of taking a leap.
Oil prices slumped again yesterday, with Brent falling to the lowest since 1999, as the market struggled with a massive crude glut amid a collapse in demand for everything from gasoline to jet fuel, caused by the coronavirus outbreak.
Sri Lanka’s tourism sector’s post-COVID-19 approach to revive the sector has been conceptualised to be carried out in two stages, the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) said, where the initial focus would be ready for business come D
Almost half of the Fitch-rated companies in Sri Lanka are less likely to weather a prolonged economic downturn without facing a rating downgrade triggered by the currency weakness, higher leverage or liquidity squeeze with the latter being the most i
The worker remittance inflows to Sri Lanka this year are projected to decline by 19 percent year-on-year (YoY), driven by the global economic slowdown due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as well as the steep decline in oil prices, according to
A Colombo Municipal Council worker sprays disinfectant at the Manning Market in Pettah, which now remains closed, in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Sri Lanka has so far reported over 320 confirmed coronavirus positive patients -Pic by Prade
As tourism sector stakeholders are adopting measures to stay afloat, authorities have been capitalising on the time available to chart out comprehensive plans that aim at redefining the industry in the face of the COVID-19 outbreak that has dealt a c
The Easter Sunday attacks and the tremors felt across the economy in its aftermath cost the Sri Lankan economy a mammoth Rs.150 billion in 2019, translating into 1 percent of lost economic output with the services sector left reeling from the shock,
The government is losing estimated Rs.15 billion monthly tax revenue due to the island-wide ban on the manufacture and sale of liquor while illicit liquor trade gaining ground with home breweries popping up across the country.
Prices could see a short-term uptrend in April and May amid sputtered supply due to coronavirus-induced lockdowns, but overall prices in the economy for the year could broadly be benign through the year, according to analysts.
U.S. oil futures continued to trade in negative territory yesterday, after closing down nearly US$ 40 on Monday in their first ever sub-zero dive, as concerns grew the United States will run out of storage for a glut caused by the coronavirus lockdow
Sri Lanka’s tea industry has stepped up efforts and evolved to move away from its traditional systems, which paved the way for the successful conclusion of the second eAuction within a shorter timeframe.
Fitch Ratings has downgraded Sri Lanka-based cable manufacturer Sierra Cables PLC’s National Long-Term Rating amidst expected sharp revenue declines and tight liquidity conditions due to COVID-19 impacts.
Southeast Asian stock markets were pummelled yesterday, after a historic plunge in U.S. crude futures to below zero highlighted the damage wreaked by the coronavirus pandemic.
Sri Lanka has been under curfew since mid-March to contain the spread of COVID-19. As a result, economic activities throughout the country have stalled. A recent Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) blog identified that non-agricultural, informal worker
Now is the time to ramp up actions on resilience so that society can beat the COVID-19 crisis while reducing the impact of climate threats.
Over 50,000 Sri Lankan migrant workers stranded mainly in the Gulf countries are anxiously awaiting to return to the country amid health risks, job losses and pay cuts caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, according to the latest reports.
Sri Lanka’s agricultural sector is least affected by the economic shock triggered by the new coronavirus as the sector is loosely integrated with the global supply chains,
Crude oil futures fell yesterday, with the U.S. futures touching levels not seen since 1999, extending weakness on the back of sliding demand and concerns that the U.S. storage facilities will soon fill to the brim amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Less than a week after Sri Lanka’s sovereign rating was placed under review for possible downgrade, due to the economic shock of COVID-19, Moody’s Investors Service yesterday placed Bank of Ceylon (BOC), Hatton National Bank (HNB) and Sampath Ban
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) yesterday clarified its position on the remittance of funds to Sri Lankans living abroad during the ongoing global crisis and stressed the locals would be able to do so within the set regulatory framework.
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