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REUTERS: Sri Lankan shares ended largely unchanged near a five-month closing low yesterday as gains led by conglomerate John Keells Holdings Plc were offset by losses in large-cap shares such as Ceylon Tobacco Company , while foreign investors turned
The Sri Lankan rupee touched a fresh record low of 158.80 yesterday owing to dollar demand from foreign banks and importers but ended steady on late inflows from remittances, dealers said.
The Chefs’ Guild of Lanka unveiled the 18th edition of Culinary Art Food Expo (CAFE) 2018 yesterday at the BMICH Colombo with Tourism Development Minister John Amaratunga as Chief Gust.
The ongoing tax reforms in Sri Lanka have a good chance of succeeding by broadening the tax base, particularly in terms of direct tax revenue mobilisation, although the high debt burden combined with rising interest rates in the present g
Sri Lanka’s merchandize trade with other countries continues to give trouble to the policy makers as the deficit in the trade account expanded in March, albeit at a lesser pace due to record high exports during the month.
(Colombo) REUTERS: Sri Lanka’s recent adverse weather and weakening rupee currency will have little impact on inflation, Senior Deputy Central Bank Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe said yesterday.
(Colombo) REUTERS: Sri Lankan consumer prices rose 4.0 percent in May from a year earlier, edging up from the previous month’s 3.8 percent, government data showed yesterday.
Sri Lanka needs to up its game in developing its tourism product and entertainment offering to attract higher spending tourists, a top official of Sri Lanka’s largest hotelier John Keells Holdings PLC (JKH), which owns and operates hotels and r
(Colombo) REUTERS: Sri Lankan shares fell for a fourth straight session yesterday and posted their lowest close in five months, dragged by conglomerate John Keells Holdings Plc on foreign investor selling.
The government yesterday said it would recruit 20, 000 unemployed graduates in two phases this year.
Talks between China and Sri Lanka for a free trade agreement have hit major hurdles, mainly because Beijing doesn’t agree to Colombo’s demand for a review of the deal after 10 years, Sri Lanka’s top negotiator said.
UberINTERCITY goes live today for multiple outstation routes following a successful six-month pilot project from Colombo to Galle launched in December 2017.
The US’ decision to unilaterally abandon the nuclear deal with Iran is likely to put a damper on Sri Lankan tea exports, a leading tea broking house in the country said.
Petroleum Resources Development Minister Arjuna Ranatunga yesterday signed an agreement on behalf of the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) with Eastern Echo Holdings PLC, a subsidiary of US-based major oilfield services company Schulmberger, giving a ne
(Johannesburg) REUTERS: South African retailer and wholesaler SPAR Group Ltd plans to open two more stores in Sri Lanka, it said yesterday, after warning that fuel price hikes and currency weakness could affect its home market.
(Colombo) REUTERS: The Sri Lankan rupee fell yesterday due to importer dollar demand following a holiday in the United States on Monday, while markets in the island nation were closed on Tuesday for a local holiday.
(Colombo) REUTERS: Sri Lankan shares fell for a third straight session yesterday and posted their lowest close in more than four months, as foreign investors sold diversified stocks such as conglomerate John Keells Holdings PLC and Aitken Spence PLC.
The Sri Lankan banks satisfy many of the key matrices such as growth, profits, efficiency and asset quality against most regional peers but the sector is in deep thirst for fresh capital as the banks brace for full implementation of BASEL III as earl
Sri Lanka ratified the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in November 2003. The FCTC is a global treaty developed in response to the health consequences of tobacco consumption and the formidable pow
It was August 26, 2000. The Central Bank’s new state-of-the-art building was to be declared open by Finance Deputy Minister Prof. G.L. Pieris. Governor A.S. Jayawardena, Deputy Governor Manik Nagahawatte and I were standing under the foyer of t
Sri Lanka is being slapped with a number of significant challenges in its growth agenda and in that list, what it didn’t expect is to receive a blow from the impacts from climate change.
China’s South Asian ambitions for its Maritime Silk Road (MSR) have hit foul waters. On the one hand, the MSR must navigate the strategic competition between India and China and on the other, it needs to satisfy the divergent interests of Bangl
Industries worldwide unlike ever before are experiencing systemic failure as a result of the digital disruption, coupled with an economy stuck in reverse. Therefore, when we look at successful CEOs and what distinguishes them from the rest, it is goo
Asian Hotels & Properties PLC (AHPL), the owners and operators of the two city hotels under the Cinnamon brand, appears to have started to feel the intensity of the competition in the city hotel sector in Colombo, as the g
Bithumb, the largest crypto exchange in South Korea and the fifth largest in the world, has announced a ban on virtual asset trading transactions of Sri Lankan residents along with 10 other countries, which were identified as having lenient policies
Indian Express: With zero customs duty on exports to India and Europe from Sri Lanka, Hero Cycles is planning to increase its stake in its Colombo-based bicycle unit this quarter.
Healthcare, agri, consumer and renewable energy businesses performed well over the previo
Panasian Power PLC (PAP) said it intends to further increase its installed capacity through solar and mini-hydro projects in FY19 while looking for opportunities in Africa and South East Asia, as the firm aspires to become the largest listed renewabl
The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) yesterday said investment flows from the Scandinavian region to Sri L
The world’s black tea production is projected to increase by an annual growth rate of 2.2 percent, to reach 4.42 million tonnes, as a result of major production increases in Sri Lanka, China and Kenya.
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