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The earnings sent back home by Sri Lankans working abroad, mainly in the Middle East, fell in September, weighing on the cumulative earnings for the first nine months of this year, the data released by the Central Bank showed. Sri Lanka depends on re
Washington (AFP): Ride-share company Uber quietly has filed paperwork this week for its initial public offering, the Wall Street Journal reported late Friday. The move comes one day after rival Lyft launched the process to take the company public wit
The board of directors of TKS Finance Limited in a statement said the company has successfully completed its rights issue announced in August, raising a total sum of Rs.109 million on October 6, 2018.
(Paris) AFP: Calls mounted yesterday for President Emmanuel Macron to bring an end to the ‘yellow vest’ crisis gripping France as authorities in Paris and elsewhere counted the cost of another day of violent protests and looting. Authorit
Officials at the Tourism and Wildlife Ministry is committed to achieving key objectives of the Sri Lanka Tourism Strategic Plan 2017–2020 despite the present challenges, said Secretary to the Minis
HONG KONG (AFP) - Asian investors battled to finish a volatile week with some stability yesterday as they weigh the outlook for China-US trade talks and uncertainty in oil markets, while looking ahead to the release of key US jobs data. After the fur
Further strengthening its leadership team, Laugfs Holdings, the diversified conglomerate announced the appointment of Sarathkumara Premachandra as Director/Chief Executive Officer of Laugfs Terminals Limited.
Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts swept away six awards at the Sri Lanka Tourism Awards 2018 held recently where they were recognized for the unique initiatives that contributed to the hospitality industry.
GENEVA (AFP) - Some 3.9 billion people are now using the Internet, meaning that for the first time more than half of the global population is online, the United Nations said yesterday. The UN agency for information and communication technologies, ITU
REUTERS - The Sri Lankan rupee ended firmer yesterday, helped by inward dollar remittances, but foreign investors continued to exit from bonds and stocks as a lingering political crisis weighed on market sentiment. Foreign investors sold a net
(Los Angeles) VARIETY.COM: Iflix, a streaming service for emerging markets, and Next 10 Ventures have launched a Creators Hub to fund the development of new online video creation in Southeast Asia. Announced at the ongoing Asian TV Mar
TOKYO (AFP) - Nissan yesterday announced plans to recall approximately 150,000 vehicles owing to improper tests on new units, dealing a fresh blow to the Japanese car giant following the shock arrest of former chairman Carlos Ghosn.
(London) AFP: Embattled Chinese telecoms giant Huawei has agreed to British intelligence demands over its equipment and software as it seeks to be part of the country’s 5G network plans, the FT reported yesterday. Huawei executives met senior o
In the wake of indefinite strike action declared by trade union (TU) leaders from December 4 onwards, the Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PA) yesterday firmly reiterated the position of its membership—that a 100 percent increase in daily
(Colombo) REUTERS: Sri Lanka’s travel industry is starting to suffer the fallout of a political crisis in the middle of its peak tourist season, as uncertainty prompts cancellations by both business and leisure visitors.
The ongoing political turmoil in the country has created “irreversible serious economic consequences” for Sri Lanka for years to come, particularly damaging the foreign investor sentiment, which would ultimately result in limiting foreign
(Colombo) REUTERS: The Sri Lankan rupee closed slightly firmer in dull trade yesterday, helped by dollar inward remittances.
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has been appointed the Internet Payment Gateway (IPG) service provider to ‘Daraz,’ South Asia’s premier online shopping market, to enable seamless online transactions for its large base of shoppers.
In our Page 6 story of yesterday’s (6th) paper on rating downgrades, the headline should be corrected as “NSB, People’s Leasing and Finance ratings lowered as they face accelerated risks following political crisis.” We regret
The Central Bank yesterday said it is taking steps to pay compensation to the depositors of The Standard Credit and Finance Ltd under the Deposit Insurance and Liquidity Support Scheme.
Data and information is the life blood of organisations and businesses as it provides vital information for operational, tactical and strategic decisions. Storage for this vital information scales from a simple spreadsheet, to traditional databases a
The political leaders representing the major political parties in the country are in agreement to get the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme back on track as soon as possible to stabilise the economy, amid external financial conditions incre
Sri Lanka’s politicians thrive on their largely finically illiterate electorates as the majority of voters are incapable of understanding the economic realities and the consequences of financial mismanagement of governments, according to an e
Sri Lanka’s corporate earnings sank during the second quarter as business and consumer sentiments turned sore on higher taxes and interest rates, amid inflation hitting almost all sections of society, undermining the economic growth, according
(Colombo) REUTERS: The Sri Lankan rupee closed weaker yesterday, hit by concerns over a lingering political crisis, as banks bought dollars to facilitate foreign capital outflows from rupee-denominated assets.
Dr. Wickrema Weerasooria, fondly known as Wickrema, was first my guru, mentor and role model but later became a fan of mine, admiring my work immensely. That was a rare display of humbleness, which only a good teacher would extend toward his students
The big three credit rating agencies had downgraded Sri Lanka’s rating as of yesterday owing to the current political crisis that triggered on October 26 with the sacking of the then Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe by President Maithripala
(Colombo) REUTERS: The Sri Lankan rupee closed weaker yesterday with banks buying dollars as investors continued to sell rupee-denominated assets on credit rating downgrades by rating agencies and a delayed IMF loan discussion in the wake of a politi
The American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) yesterday said the current political impasses in the country sends worrying signals to the business community locally as well
The merger of local operations of Etisalat and Hutch announced in April this year has been completed. A brief statement from CK Hutchison Holdings Limited said Emirates Telecommunications Group Company has completed the sale of 100 percent shareholdi
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