Insurance industry progresses in 1H

The Insurance Board of Sri Lanka (IBSL) said yesterday that the industry has progressed well in the first half of this year.

Imperial Tea Exports recognised as the 'Most Outstanding Exporter of the Year'

IFC to step up support for Sri Lanka

Newly appointed IFC Director South Asia Thomas Davenport. Pic by Upul Abayasekera

AAI plans to build airport in Sri Lanka

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) plans to build an airport in Sri Lanka, which could be its first foray into the international market in about 30 years.

Ukraine ready to offer Sri Lanka various forms of cooperation

Ukraine is ready to offer Sri Lanka various forms of cooperation primarily in trade and the economic sector, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said.  Yanukovych announced this today (Wednesday) during a meeting with the President of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is on a visit to Ukraine, the press service of the Ukrainian head of state reported.

Lanka records strong post-war growth

Sri Lanka's economy expanded 7.1 percent during the first quarter of this year, the statistics office said Friday, as the island picks itself up after a long civil war. The growth for the January-March period, up from 1.6 percent at the same point last year, was boosted by expansion in farm produce and services.

India, Lanka sign 7 pacts

India and Sri Lanka on Wednesday inked seven agreements, including key pacts on security and power, as Colombo reassured New Delhi about its plans to quickly resettle displaced Tamils and to seek a political solution to the ethnic issue

Six banks open in the North

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Finance Act to be amended

Plans are underway to the amend the country’s ‘Finance Act’ in order to bestow more power to the Central Bank to take tough action against rouge institutions which are taking advantage of unsuspecting depositors

Oil drilling begins next Jan

Cairn (India) will drill three wells in block M2 in the Mannar Basin between January – March next year, while Sri Lanka will call international tenders for the rest five blocks within this year, Petroleum Minister Susil Premjayantha said.

Professionals meet and hand over a letter to President

Sri Lanka gets GSP boost

Sri Lanka received a boost in its efforts to regain the GSP plus trade benefits with the European Union noting significant improvements in the island following the end of the war and indicating it will continue negotiations on the GSP plus issue.

South Asia Not Ready For Single Currency

The South Asian region is not ready to consider the single currency model for its member states, said a senior official of the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).

New bank

Orion City IT Park welcomes global giant Mphasis

Sri Lanka to start ocean survey in oil search

Cairn India which is exploring for oil in Sri Lankan waters is to start gathering meteorological data and monitor ocean currents next month ahead of a test drilling programme, an official said.

Sri Lanka eyes sports business for post-war role

First foreign bank opens in Jaffna

HSBC opened its flagship branch in Jaffna today becoming the first foreign bank to open its operation in the north.

Sri Lanka holds policy rates steady

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Lanka HSBC to settle stock payments

Sri Lanka's HSBC bank said it has been appointed as a settlement bank by the Colombo Stock Exchange's central depository system, and has started settling deals from January 12.

Lanka's Finance firm profits to pick up in 2010

Sri Lanka's finance company profits would pick up in 2010 as deposit rates falls, helping offset some credit losses, but asset quality may remain until the economy strengthens, Fitch Ratings has said.