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Plantation Industries Minister Navin Dissanayake yesterday asserted that the populist government interventions in Sri Lanka’s rubber industry have indirectly led to subsidization of big businesses as well as to corruption,
The 8th edition of the tourism and travel fair ‘Sancharaka Udawa’ was inaugurated by Tourism Minister John Amaratunga at the BMICH yesterday. The two-day event which is being organized by Sri Lanka Association
Minister of Finance and Media Mangala Samaraweera who is currently attending the 51st Annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Manila held discussions with In-Chang Song, an Executive Director of the Board of ADB at the ADB Headquarters
At a time when ‘youth are a rare resource’, the need to give priority to Occupational Health and Safety (OSH) measures at the workplace is unprecedented, observed the Director General, Employers’ Federation of Ceylon (EFC), Kanishka
The President of The Hotels Association of Sri Lanka (THASL) Sanath Ukwatte said the recent incidents in Mirissa and harassment of foreigners in general has brought in great disrepute and has tarnished the cou
The Tea Exporters Association (TEA) welcomes the government decision to lift the ban on use of glyphosate weedicide on tea and rubber plantations. The Association thanks the President and the Prime Minister for the decision taken in the best interest
REUTERS: Asian shares fell yesterday while the dollar ran into some profit-taking after several weeks of strong gains as financial markets turned their attention to looming U.S. payrolls data for fresh catalysts.
Sri Lanka has attracted US $465 million in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the first quarter of 2018 (1Q18), exceeding the Board of Investment (BOI) target of US $378 million for the period, Development S
There is a long-standing debate about whether development assistance should finance tertiary education. The debate largely revolves around the impact of public subsidies for university students on income distribution and equity.
Nearly 70 percent of the world’s poor live in rural areas and rely on agriculture for their livelihood. Target 2.3 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aims to double the agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale food producer
In 2015, 193 countries adopted the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as an overarching policy roadmap through 2030. These goals are predicated on the idea that for a sustainable future, economic growth must go hand-in-hand with social inclusion
Former Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal yesterday claimed that the government has meddled with GDP calculations in 2014, 2015 and 2016 to increase the real GDP growth rate of 2016 from 2.2 percent to 4.4 percent.
REUTERS: Sri Lankan shares ended marginally firmer, led by financials, though gains were muted as investors looked for fresh cues from political and economic fronts, brokers said.
REUTERS: The Sri Lankan rupee ended steady yesterday, holding near the record low hit in the previous session, as importer dollar demand was met by greenback sales by state banks, dealers said, while a top Central Bank official warned against
Transparency and a clear communication strategy were presented as the key factors behind the success of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Centre of the Philippines—a case in point where Sri Lanka could definitely take
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday said it would substantially increase its lending to Sri Lanka this year as the country has undertaken larger development projects in rece
Tourists were seen sunbathing at the Trincomalee Beach in Sri Lanka’s Eastern Province, despite the heat-wave advisory issued by the Meteorological Department yesterday, that included the Eastern Province
Sri Lanka’s Finance and Mass Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera arrived in Manila, the Philippines, yesterday to take part in the 51st Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Board of Governors.
President Maithripala Sirisena has intervened in removing the exorbitant service charges slapped by the National Gem and Jewellery Authority (NGJA) on gem and jewellery exports and asked the NGJA Chairman and Director General (DG) to tender their res
Green Leaves Leisure (Pvt.) Ltd, a subsidiary of Green Leaves Group, on Tuesday guaranteed to bring 16,000 additional Chinese tourists to Sri Lanka monthly for the next 10 years, commencing this May, with the aim of making China the largest source ma
Sri Lanka’s apparel exports grew at a slower pace than the industry expectation during the first quarter this year, recording a growth of 4.1 percent to reach US $ 1.269 billion, compared to the US $ 1.219 billion recorded in the first quarter
REUTERS: The Sri Lankan rupee hit a fresh low on Wednesday on importer demand for the U.S. currency, dealers said, but recovered after the central bank intervened in the market.
REUTERS: The Sri Lankan rupee gained for the first time in seven sessions yesterday, edging up from a record closing low hit in the previous session, dealers said. The currency hit a record l
The State Bank of India (SBI) has decided to shut down six non-viable overseas branches, which includes the Sri Lanka’s Jaffna branch, according to Indian news reports.
Green Leaves Leisure (Pvt) Ltd., a subsidiary of Green Leaves Group, yesterday guaranteed to bring 16,000 additional Chinese tourists to Sri Lanka monthly for the next 10 years commencing this May, with the aim of making China the largest source mark
Dinesh Weerakkody, the former Chairman of Commercial Bank of (Ceylon) PLC, will take over as the Chairman of Hatton National Bank PLC (HNB) with effect from May 26, 2018.
Sri Lanka risks losing a key market for its high and medium grown teas as tea exports to Japan remain close to zero during this year amid Japanese authorities rejecting several tea shipments during last four months amounting in value to approximately
It is an established fact that the real estate industry makes an important contribution to the economy of a country and to the welfare of its people.
To begin, after the financial crisis, the regulators and funds came up with a new bunch of new governance structures and rules that they wanted their companies to practise and adopt. This new governance regime brought about new challenges for the cha
Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has advanced its ‘Act East’ policy, an upgraded version of the 1990s ‘Look East’ policy. This new approach encompasses a more robust political and security engagement
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