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IMF cuts global growth forecast further to 3.3-pct in 2019

Apr 10, 2019 (LBO) – Reflecting the slowdown in production activity in the latter half of 2018 and the first half of 2019, global growth is set to …

Apr 09, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Power Ministry and the Canadian Commercial Corporation, the Crown Corporation of the government of Canada on …

The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University (RMIT University) in Melbourne and University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka entered into a …

By Deepika Attygalle Today on World Health Day, we can say with confidence that Sri Lanka’s healthcare system has delivered on many of its …

Apr 08, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Central Bank which operates and maintains the LankaSecure system has introduced an SMS, Email alert service from …

Apr 08, 2019 (LBO) – Monetary Board of the Central Bank today said that they are of the view that, if the current trends in global financial …

Apr 08, 2019 (LBO) – Monetary Board of Sri Lanka's Central Bank at its meeting held today decided to maintain policy interest rates at their …

Apr 08, 2019 (LBO) – The Delegation of the European Union (EU) today issued a joint statement reiterating Sri Lankan government to maintain its …

Apr 08, 2019 (LBO) – Chief Executive Officer of Sri Lanka’s DFCC bank says that they wanted to make the rights issue attractive to shareholders …

Apr 08, 2019 (LBO) - Capital TRUST Mobility Solutions (Pvt) Ltd, a subsidiary of Capital TRUST Holdings Limited is launching Taxiya, a mobile taxi …

Apr 09, 2019 (LBO) - The Thomson Reuters Foundation has responded to The Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PA) statement published on …

Apr 05, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s gross official reserves were 7,621.9 million US dollars by the end of March, up from 6,035.16 million US dollars …

Professor Malik Ranasinghe, who was the Deputy Chairman of Sampath Bank since August 2016, will take on his new role from the 2nd April 2019 as the …

Apr 05, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to issue visa on arrival to tourists visiting the island from 39 …

(PRESS RELEASE) - Digital Me, an emerging Digital Media Company in Sri Lanka was buzzing after being honored at the SLIM Digis Awards ceremony held …

Apr 05, 2019 (LBO) - SriLankan Airlines has formulated a new five-year Strategic Business Plan for the period 2019-24 with the objective of …

Op-ed by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana Three years of implementation of the transformative 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Asia and the …

Apr 04, 2019 (LBO) - The power crisis in the country is mainly due to the timely non approval of the `Least Cost Long-Term Generation Expansion …

Apr 03, 2019 (LBO) – Growth remains strong across most of developing Asia but is set to moderate this year and next year against the backdrop of …

Apr 03, 2019 (LBO) – Australia has increased its support for humanitarian demining efforts in Sri Lanka to mark the International Day for Mine …

Apr 03, 2019 (LBO) – Publicly listed company AIA Insurance Lanka announced that it will delist the Company’s shares from the official list of …

Apr 03, 2019 (LBO) - The Colombo Fort Magistrate Tuesday noticed the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to be present in courts on April 9 over its …

The Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PA) wishes to draw the general public’s attention to serious factual misrepresentations and inaccuracies …

Apr 02, 2019 (LBO) – Fitch Ratings has assigned Commercial Bank of Ceylon's proposed Basel III-compliant subordinated unsecured debentures an …