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(Colombo) REUTERS: The Central Bank is expected to leave its key interest rates steady tomorrow, a Reuters poll showed, as the island’s economy slowly recovers from a political crisis that sparked credit downgrades by all three major global rating
Sampath Bank PLC yesterday said its Rs.7 billion Basel III-compliant debenture issue was oversubscribed on the opening day.
(Colombo) REUTERS: The Sri Lankan rupee rose 0.2 percent yesterday in a lacklustre trade on dollar sales by banks, market sources said. The stock market fell for the third straight session to a near four-month low as foreign investors exited from th
The Colombo Commercial High Court yesterday further enjoined MTD Walkers PLC, until March 7, from transferring its shares in the name of third parties. At the outset of the inquiry, the counsel for D.L.M. De Seram, appearing on behalf of the defenda
The world is getting older. The number of people over 65 years is set to triple in 2050. Thanks to science, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, people have longer life spans. Competition, technology and modern lifestyle have resulted in the fertility rat
Softlogic Holdings PLC recorded a net loss of Rs. 346.6 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2019 (3Q19) from a profit of Rs.77 million in the year earlier period, as the group’s top line slowed amid rupee weakness, import restrictions and sl
Sri Lanka’s TAD Group has entered into an exclusive partnership with Japan’s Odakyu Group to facilitate investments to the tune of Rs.4.5 billion in Sri Lanka. Being one of the largest conglomerates in Japan, Odakyu Group together with its consor
Sri Lanka needs a strong medium-term debt management strategy, with a target to reduce its outstanding debt stock to 60 percent of GDP by 2030 with a long-term vision of bringing down the debt to GDP ratio to below 50 percent, according to former Cen
MTD Walkers PLC reported a massive loss for the quarter ended December 31, 2018 (3Q19), expanding the losses it had made in the previous quarters, as the construction major which is stuck in a debt trap is struggling
Lee Hedges PLC on Monday said they would build a car park building and a commercial development above the car park on a freehold land in Colombo 3. The company said the car park of the project, which has two phases, will be built first with an inves
Profits of Sri Lanka’s lubricant market leader, Chevron Lubricants (Lanka) PLC halved during the December quarter (4Q18) amid sluggish lube sales, the year-end financial accounts released by the company showed.
Fitch Ratings has revised the National Long-Term Rating of National Savings Bank (NSB) to ‘AA+(lka)’, from ‘AAA(lka)’. The Outlook is Stable.
The Board of Investment (BOI) of Sri Lanka recently signed an agreement with ARD Aluminium (Pvt.) Ltd to set up a US $ 1.7 million factory to manufacture aluminium food containers with lids and aluminium home foil wrap for food.
Sampath Bank PLC suffered a decline in profits during the three months ended December 31, 2018 (4Q18) as the lender became a casualty of the general weakening of banking sector asset quality and the first time adoption of a new accounting standard re
Sri Lanka’s red clay roofing tile industry recently urged the government to reduce excessive regulations and procedures in place with regard to sourcing their main raw material—clay— which has hiked the cost production, driving ov
Dialog Axiata PLC’s December quarter (4Q18) profits were hurt by the continued translational losses stemming from its dollar borrowings and the one-off cost made on group-wide business process re-engineering exercise towards digital technology. Acc
Sales slowed at Sri Lanka’s monopoly cigarette player, Ceylon Tobacco PLC (CTC), during the December quarter (4Q18), as CTC had to jack up prices of some of its products, as a result
Sri Lanka having reached the advanced stage of a demographic transition, where it now has a fast-growing ageing population, will require increased focus to cater to that group as current measures by the government remain inadequate. Highlighting Sri
Attempts are said to be underway to thwart a move to establish Sri Lanka’s first shipping and logistics industry chamber under the name National Chamber of Shipping of Sri Lanka, Mirr
SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia said yesterday a long-awaited trade deal with Indonesia will be signed in March, following months of diplomatic tension over Canberra's contentious plan to move its embassy to Jerusalem.
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said step would be taken to develop a vibrant economic hub around the Kankesanthurai harbour that would be transformed into a commercial port with Indian assistance.
NEW YORK (AFP) - A US Commerce Department report has concluded that American auto imports threaten national security, setting the stage for possible tariffs by the White House, two people familiar with the matter said this week. The investigation, or
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