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Ceylinco General Insurance in collaboration with Chubb Insurance of USA have paid an advance of US $ 1 million to Shangri-La Hotel Colombo to commence repairs on April 25, just four days after the devastating bomb on Easter Sunday.
The Central Bank has requested all licensed banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) to reduce lending rates to increase credit flows to the real economy in an attempt to prop up the sluggish growth, which is
(Berlin) AFP: European travel group TUI said Friday they are cancelling all trips to Sri Lanka following the deadly Easter bombings and offering to repatriate customers already there. The tour company said those planning to visit Sri Lanka in the com
As Sri Lanka’s tourism sector is heading for a major slowdown following the Easter Sunday bombings, tourism industry stakeholders are expected to hold an urgent meeting chaired by President Maithripala Sirisena this morning to discuss priority acti
Sri Lanka has postponed the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora’s (CITES) World Wildlife Conference “(CoP 18)” to October this year, after considering a request made by the Geneva-based United Nation
Sri Lanka’s motor car registrations have picked up pace in March after the numbers fell in the preceding month in a sign that the people were willing to defy the higher duties for a little more comfort than the suffering they undergo daily using th
The usual hustle and bustle that is characteristic of the Colombo business city Pettah was missing yesterday too and many shops remained closed, even four days after the nation was hit by devastating bomb attacks on Easter Sunday.
HONG KONG (AFP) - Asian markets mostly fell yesterday with investors treading carefully as global slowdown worries return to the fore, with analysts pointing to an economic divergence between the US and the rest of the world.
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US economy kicked into high gear in the first three months of the year, quashing fears of a slowdown, the government reported yesterday. The unexpected surge will be welcome news for
(Beijing) REUTERS: China’s massive Belt and Road infrastructure program should only go where it is needed and where the debt it generates can be sustained, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said yesterday
NEW YORK (AFP) - Microsoft hit the trillion-dollar value mark Thursday for the first time, becoming the third technology giant to reach the milestone. Shares in Microsoft rallied some five percent in early Wall Street trade after a robust earnings re
Sri Lanka’s premier blue chip John Keells Holdings PLC which owns and manages a number of hotels and resorts in Sri Lanka and Maldives said, the Easter Sunday bombing will have a negative impact on the
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Amazon on Thursday delivered record profits for the first quarter, fueled by gains in cloud computing and new business segments for the US technology colossus.
The Easter Sunday bombings could cost Sri Lanka’s tourism industry up to US$1.5 billion in foreign exchange losses with 30 percent fall in tourist arrivals this year, according to Finance Ministry estimates.
The Central Bank (CB) has urged the government to expedite the reform agenda to avoid the middle-income trap amid stagnating economic growth, which has led to a marginal decline in per capita income to US $ 4, 102
The national treasury has paid off Rs.84, 461 million due by December 31, 2018 for various programmes and projects implemented under different government ministries and institutions. Earlier, the treasury had been informed that Rs.99, 415 million was
CNBC: One international hotelier said Tuesday that its plans to enter the Sri Lankan market would be put on hold after Sunday’s terrorist attacks on hotels and churches. “We were just about ready to start again, on another hotel and now look at w
Chevron Lubricants Lanka PLC March quarter (1Q19) earnings fell 14 percent year-on-year (YoY) to Rs.603.1 million despite higher lube sales, the interim financial accounts released to the Colombo bourse this week showed. The revenue during the quarte
The government has put on hold the visa on arrival programme until further notice, due to security concerns following the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks. The visa on arrival programme was to be rolled out on May 1.
Becoming the second bank to experience an under-subscribed rights issue in recent times, DFCC Bank PLC yesterday said it is considering allotting the unsubscribed shares to parties acceptable to its director board. The bank this January announced pla
While expressing their deepest condolences over the barbaric attack on churchgoers and innocent civilians—mostly tourists—on Easter Sunday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday said “decisive policy and security measures” by author
The recent power crisis we encountered should not be a surprise to anyone as it was waiting to happen and of our own creation.
Sri Lanka’s tourism industry, which is experiencing the adverse impacts of the multiple suicide bombs that targeted the churches and five-star hotels on Easter Sunday, may further worsen the country’s banking sector asset quality with an anticipa
Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera says that the impact on the tourism industry from the Easter Sunday bombing would be inevitable while a dent in foreign direct investment (FDI) and portfolio investment are also anticipated in the short term.
Amid strengthened security, following the Easter Sunday attacks, The Kingsbury Hotel is to reopen the premises for visitors from today.
SriLankan Airlines has made arrangements for all ticketing-related matters to be handled from SriLankan Airlines ticket offices and passenger service offices across the country, for the convenience of its valued customers and taking into consideratio
The Employers’ Federation of Ceylon (EFC) and its membership yesterday in a statement condemned the terrorist attacks that were carried out on Easter Sunday, targeting the civilians at places of worship and at several member establishments.
(Colombo) REUTERS: The Sri Lankan rupee closed 0.2 percent weaker yesterday as worries over further explosions after the Easter Sunday blasts weighed on the currency while stocks rose a fraction after hitting a more than six year low.
REUTERS: The Sri Lankan stock index dived 3.63 percent yesterday, its worst plunge in more than seven years, due to retail panic selling in its first trading day after Easter Sunday attacks killed mo
Although there are some cancellations in the aftermath of the Easter Sunday attacks, Sri Lanka’s hoteliers say it has not reached alarming levels yet, and the impact would be somewhat contained as the country is currently in the ‘off peak’ seas
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