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19 Apr 2024 - 0 - 477
The planned merger of Axiata Group Bhd, Malaysia’s largest telecommunications company by revenue, with India’s Bharti Airtel Ltd raises concerns as the latter’s subsidiary Airtel Lanka is currently a loss-making company, analysts said.
19 Apr 2024 - 2 - 916
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Asian Central Banks to not follow the Fed too closely.
19 Apr 2024 - 12 - 2657
Port City Colombo officials expressed frustration over delays in opening the downtown duty-free mall in Colombo.
18 Apr 2024 - 4 - 877
A review of data published by Sri Lanka Customs analyzed by Siyaka Research confirms that the country shipped 62 Mnkg during the period January – March 2024, up 15% on last year’s figure of 54 Mnkg.
18 Apr 2024 - 2 - 540
The global annual damage caused by climate change is estimated to be 38 trillion dollars until the year 2050, a study by a German research institute has found.
17 Apr 2024 - 1 - 1216
Fits Air is expanding its wings, adding Colombo-Dhaka direct flights from today, the Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Pvt) Limited announced.
17 Apr 2024 - 0 - 355
Further strengthening the health of the economy, the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) showed continuous expansion in activities across manufacturing and services sectors, rekindling hopes that the ongoing recovery is going to be durable and solid.
16 Apr 2024 - 3 - 863
Tesla, opens new tab is laying off more than 10% of its global workforce, an internal memo seen by Reuters on Monday shows, as it grapples with falling sales and an intensifying price war for electric vehicles (EVs).
16 Apr 2024 - 12 - 3123
Sri Lanka’s celebrity chocolatier, chef and agriculture enthusiast Gerard Mendis faces an uphill battle in his bid to take single-origin Sri Lankan chocolates global. This is primarily due to the shortage of cocoa beans and absence of active cooperation of authorities.
16 Apr 2024 - 10 - 3798
The Central Bank has purchased the most amount of dollars for a single month in March, a sign that the country is currently in a very comfortable position in its foreign currency liquidity, after two years into the worst currency crisis in the country.
16 Apr 2024 - 0 - 297
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) stressed that for Sri Lanka, the near-term priority during economic recovery is to lay institutional and structural frameworks for an inclusive social protection system.
26 Mar 2024 - 1 - 885
The Monetary Policy Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka has decided to reduce the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) of the Central Bank by 50 basis points (bps) to 8.50 percent and 9.50 percent.
25 Mar 2024 - 0 - 126
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC), the premier representative of Sri Lanka’s private sector, marks its 185th anniversary today (March 25).
21 Mar 2024 - 11 - 2381
The IMF team reached staff-level agreement with the Sri Lankan authorities on the second review under the economic reform program supported by a 4-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement.
08 Mar 2024 - 9 - 918
High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to Kenya, Kana Kananathan, engaged in a significant meeting with the President Faustin-Archange Touadéra of the Central African Republic at his country residence recently .
06 Mar 2024 - 0 - 946
Matale District in Sri Lanka ranked the lowest in Sri Lanka’s Multidimensional Vulnerability Index (MVI) compared to national averages, recent data by the United Nations showed.
01 Mar 2024 - 1 - 1041
Sri Lanka’s merchandise trade deficit in January widened to US$ 514 million from US$ 445 million in the corresponding month the previous year due to a higher increase in imports.
01 Mar 2024 - 0 - 3817
Expolanka Holdings PLC announced today its decision to delist from the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE).
29 Feb 2024 - 2 - 775
The Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI), the official’s preferred inflation gauge deceased to 5.9 percent in February from the 6.4 percent recorded in January.
29 Feb 2024 - 1 - 1294
Tourism sector stakeholders are given an extension renewing their licenses with the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA).
24 Feb 2024 - 42 - 3887
Amidst criticism over the exorbitant salary hike of the Central Bank employees, a top parliamentary committee has called for a report from the Central Bank on the legal provisions for such a salary increment without parliamentary approval.
23 Feb 2024 - 19 - 4567
Sri Lanka’s banking sector is on the edge of following the government’s decision to suspend parate execution rights.
12 Feb 2024 - 1 - 3742
National carrier SriLankan Airlines confirmed that flight UL 605 from Melbourne to Colombo made a safe return back to the Melbourne Airport.
08 Feb 2024 - 1 - 1705
Monetary Board relaxes restrictions imposed on the Standing Facilities to Licensed Commercial Banks (LCBs) under Open Market Operations (OMOs).
07 Feb 2024 - 0 - 360
The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB), along with SLASA, the Sri Lanka High Commission in the UK, and JAAF, will host the ’Sourced Sri Lanka – Textile & Apparel Roadshow’ in London in June 2024.
07 Feb 2024 - 0 - 189
05 Feb 2024 - 0 - 389
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has introduced a system to report instances of misconduct on social media that could potentially affect the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE).
01 Feb 2024 - 8 - 3348
Sri Lanka Telecom has seen its leadership change for the second time in about seven months with the entity affirming the appointment of a new Chairman.
01 Feb 2024 - 1 - 393
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) announced today the appointment of six new Assistant Governors by the Governing Board.
01 Feb 2024 - 1 - 584
The year 2024 is expected to be one of prosperity for Asia with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) expecting the region to maintain its momentum in delivering two-thirds to global growth.
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