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REUTERS: The Sri Lankan rupee rose slightly yesterday as exporters sold dollars and remittances boosted inflows, while the gains were capped by importer demand for the US currency in late trade, dealers said.
The investment banks and stockbrokers came under fire yesterday by the industry experts for their greed and inaction when dealing with initial public offerings (IPOs), which has led to the deterioration of the capital market, since the public has los
Sri Lanka cannot afford to deviate from the path it has embarked upon and ensuring political stability is of paramount importance to attain sustained economic growth for the country, according to Central Bank Governor Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy.
The global financial system is in a frail state. Global debt reached a record high of US $ 233 trillion in the third quarter of 2017. The global debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio has grown beyond expectations since the 2007–08 global f
The Central Bank with the assistance of International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group yesterday held the inaugural session to develop National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) in a fresh push to increase financial inclu
An attempt is likely to be made to alter the Cabinet approved Demutualization of the Colombo Stock Exchange Bill, which is scheduled to be presented to Parliament today, Mirror Business learns. A major sour point for the bill was the value allocation
Dialog Axiata PLC yesterday said it would invest Rs.262.5 million to establish, operate and manage a data centre, which they are hoping to develop with St. Anthony’s Property Developers (Pvt.) Ltd.
Sri Lanka may have put in place safeguards to protect the mom-and-pop investor who holds a small amount of corporate bonds but those same safeguards seem to be turning away the institutional investors who account for the bulk of those investments, im
Sri Lanka cannot afford to deviate from the path it has embarked upon and ensuring political stability is of paramount importance to attain sustained economic growth for the country, according to Central Bank Governor Dr.Indrajit Coomraswamy.
The 19th Party Congress set out the principles that will define the approach to what Deng Xiaoping described as the third phase of China’s modern economic development. This is the phase when China seeks to achieve income levels on par with the
A news item in the Daily Mirror of March 15, 2018, titled ‘Private Co. grabs Muturajawela land for housing scheme’, has caused alarm to environmentalists who feel that the rich biodiversity of this wetland would result in irreparable and
In the influx of changing business priorities and competition in banks across the world, the greatest emerging risk for banks could be on account of the waning role clarity between ‘Risk taking function (RTF)’ and ‘Risk Control func
REUTERS: Sri Lanka’s tea output in February rose 14 percent from a year earlier due to favourable weather and a lower base last year, the state-run Tea Board said yesterday.
DFCC Bank PLC has received the preliminary approval to list the Basel III-compliant sub-debt instruments worth up to Rs.7 billion, on the Colombo Stock Exchange.
REUTERS: The Sri Lankan rupee touched an all-time low yesterday on dollar demand from importers but selling of the US greenback by exporters late in the day eased some pressure on the currency, dealers said.
The United States has terminated the anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations on imports of rubber bands from Sri Lanka on March 15, Sri Lanka’s Industry and Commerce Ministry said in a statement, yesterday.
REUTERS: Sri Lankan shares fell to their lowest close in nearly seven weeks yesterday, as investors sold diversified and manufacturing stocks on worries over slower economic growth, brokers said.
The Sri Lankan government yesterday kept mum on the possible outcome of its failure to implement a cost-reflective energy pricing reform in the coming months as part of the US $ 1.5 billion balance of payments support programme with the International
Peter Drucker was an Austrian author of numerous economics and economics-related literature and a Professor of Management. He once said, “The purpose of a business is to create customers.”
REUTERS: Sri Lanka’s Department of Census and Statistics withdrew its 2017 full-year and fourth quarter gross domestic product data on Friday, a day after posting the island nation’s worst economic growth in 16 years.
Seylan Bank PLC will raise Rs.10 billion in corporate debentures as the bank is shoring up capital to fund its loan growth and to meet the elevated capital ratios under the new BASEL III rules.
Manufacturing and services sector activities expanded for the second month in a row in 2018 demonstrating that the economy is gradually gaining resilience despite the political uncertainties, which sent vibrations across the economy.
Sri Lanka’s corporate earnings recorded some robust growth during the final quarter of 2017 rebounding from a contraction in earnings in the September quarter. But earnings growth slowed when adjusted for one-off gains in few sectors.
The government’s plans to ban tobacco farming in Sri Lanka by 2020 is being quietly fast-tracked for prohibition this year, the President of the All Ceylon Cigarette Tobacco Barn Owner’s Association (AICTBOA) said recently.
Dialog Axiata PLC in collaboration with Arimac Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, announced the introduction of an intelligent humanoidrobot, as a customer assistant at the Dialog Iconic flagship store.
As one of the biggest beneficiaries of peace returning to the country in 2009, the President of the Tourist Hotels Association of Sri Lanka, Sanath Ukwatte stressed the importance of unity among all communities for Sri Lanka to
AFP: Shocked by Brexit, the European Union has made reform a top priority, spurred on by the energetic French President Emmanuel Macron who wants big changes especially for the euro, the bloc’s single currency.
REUTERS: Sri Lankan shares rose marginally yesterday, recovering from a one-and-a-half-month closing low hit in the previous session, as investors bought select blue chips in low volumes while lower economic growth weighed on the market.
AFP: Indonesian President Joko Widodo wants Australia to become a full member of ASEAN, signalling yesterday he is keen on Canberra playing a bigger regional role in trade and defence matters.
Ministry of Development Strategies and International Trade organized a symposium on ‘Initiatives to improve the business climate in Sri Lanka’ at Hotel Taj Samudra yesterday. Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade Mali
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