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FRANKFURT AM MAIN (AFP) - Industrial production fell back sharply in both Germany and France in December, official data showed yesterday, closing off a year that saw trade conflicts above all weigh on the top EU economies. Manufacturing output was d
HONG KONG (AFP) - Hong Kong Airlines said yesterday it has been forced to slash hundreds of jobs and ask remaining staff to take unpaid leave as the coronavirus outbreak compounds problems at the already-
DUBAI (AFP) - Energy-addicted Gulf states must undertake much deeper reforms or risk seeing their wealth drain away in 15 years as global demand for oil slides, the IMF warned this week. “At the current fiscal stance, the region’s financial wealt
Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to present a resolution to Vote on Account (VoA) in Parliament to settle arrears and to finalise the accounts for ‘out-of-the-books’ expenses incurred in relation to implementing projects utilising ext
The Hotels Association of Sri Lanka (THASL) yesterday urged the government to consider extending the moratoriums on all loans and interest granted by financial institutions for the tourism industry after the Easter Sunday attacks by a further one yea
Sri Lanka’s tea production in 2019 is estimated to have fallen to a four-year low to 300 Mnkg in 2019 from 303.9 Mnkg recorded in 2018.
Teejay Lanka PLC reported solid performance for the quarter ended December 31, 2019, sustaining the momentum it gained more than two years ago as the company pushed its top and bottom lines further ahead.
Electricity sector regulator Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has fired a second letter to the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) asking the state-run utility to submit a report on load-shedding that had taken place on February 3.
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to rehabilitate and redevelop 100,000 kilometres of roads as an optional road network connecting highways and other main roads within this year.
The Cabinet of Ministers has given clearance to Kahatagaha Graphite to find an investor to add value to its production and boost export value.
Danish fruit juice producer Orana will set up a fruit processing plant in a two-acre land in the IDB Industrial Estate in Pannala, with a US$1.5 million investment.
Petrochina International (Singapore) Pte Ltd., and Swiss Singapore International have secured contracts to supply petrol and diesel to Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) for the next eight months, starting from March, according to the Cabinet Office.
Which of the following would you associate coconut shells with: fuel, ladles, salt-container, dental care, gold extraction, respirators, cabin air treatment, chemical industry, drinking water purification, industrial air treatment, pharmaceutical ind
Sri Lanka achieved the ‘upper-middle-income country’ (UMIC) status in July 2019, as the country’s gross national income (GNI) increased from US $ 3,840 per capita in 2018 to US $ 4,060 per capita in 2019. The World Bank’s (WB) new threshold f
SriLankan Airlines yesterday said it is rationalising its services to China in accordance with the current market conditions, with a temporary reduction of frequencies to several cities.
The world is moving towards new short-term lending benchmark rates to replace the beleaguered London inter-bank offer rate (Libor), which helped governments, banks and companies to raise trillions of debt and the Sri Lankan corporates are risking a b
Sri Lanka’s Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has announced the exemption of the Withholding Tax (WHT) on payments, including interest, dividends, rent, etc. made to residents and the removal of the PAYE tax on employment receipts made to both reside
Alumex PLC, the Hayleys group aluminium extrusions manufacturer, returned to profit during the three months ended December 31, 2019 (3Q20), as the global aluminium prices fell and the firm reduced its finance costs.
The Finance Ministry has appointed a new director board to Hotel Developers (Lanka) PLC, headed by former Urban Development Authority (UDA) chief and Noritake Company Executive Consultant Nimal Perera as Chairman.
Sim Leisure Group Ltd, a leading theme park developer and operator based in Penang, Malaysia, has entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sri Lanka’s Elpitiya Plantations PLC, to set up its world-class ESCAPE theme park in
Hong Kong’s flagship carrier Cathay Pacific is asking its entire workforce to take up to three weeks of unpaid leave, its CEO announced yesterday, as the airline faces a crisis in the wake of the new coronavirus outbreak.
Seventy two years ago, Sri Lanka gained independence from the shackles of British rule. This meant the autonomy to govern our people, the freedom to create and maintain our institutions and the ability to carve our own political narrative. Beyond pol
Construction workers atop a high-rise building under construction in Colombo wave at the Sri Lanka Air Force aircraft on their way to take part in the National Independence Day Celebrations held yesterday
As Sri Lanka celebrated 72 years of Independence from the British colonizers, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the official National Independence Day celebration in Colombo, yesterday pledged to assure and enhance the political and economic freedom of
Colombo-based free market think tank Advocata says the recent SriLankan Airlines corruption scandal aptly shows the urgent need for deeper structural reforms in the country’s State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs).
Marking the first initial public offering (IPO) for 2020, HNB Finance Limited Monday announced plans to list both voting and non-voting shares on the secondary board of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE).
Electricity sector regulator, Public Utilities Commission (PUCSL) has asked the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to submit a report on the interruption of electricity supply that occurred on Monday without prior PUCSL approval.
The government is exploring avenues to narrow the gap between tea auction prices and FOB prices for the benefit of planters amid persistent low tea prices at the Colombo Tea Auction and rising cost of production.
The World Health Organisation has warned all governments to ‘take action’ over the SARS-like virus that originated in Hubei China. Top economists estimate that 90 percent of the economic impact from health epidemics stems from people’s fear of
The Chinese approach to a better future of humankind is based on the Chinese historical and cultural values with two fundamental ideas: community sharing and mutual connectivity. Prof. Wang Yiwei from China mentioned this in his keynote speech on ‘
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