State Rating
July 14, 2009 (LBO) - Fitch Sri Lanka has confirmed the 'AA(lka)' rating of state-run Bank of Ceylon (BOC) with a 'stable' outlook but noted rising bad loans …
Forex Loss
July 14, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Nations Trust Bank, a unit of John Keells Holdings has lost 800 million rupees on a forex bet, but the bank had ended the …
Sri Lanka hotel earnings growth seen subdued
July 14, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka expects more tourists this winter season with heightened interest in the destination after the war ended but hotel earnings are …
Sri Lankan women farmers get US support
July 14, 2009 (LBO) - A US-funded loan scheme has helped Sri Lankan women farmers overcome capital shortages, droughts, and other calamities that threatened …
Sri Lanka cinnamon trade says malpractices giving bad name
July 14, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lankan cinnamon prices are on the rebound after last year's crash, but exporters are calling for curbs on malpractices which they say …
Cyber War
July 14, 2009 (AFP) - A media rights organisation on Tuesday accused Sri Lankan authorities of blocking access to websites critical of the government and …
Sri Lankan Airlines in new freight handling and tracking system
July 14, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lankan Airlines has upgraded to SkyChain, cargo handling and tracking system from Dubai-based Mercator, the airline said. buy …
Sri Lankan businesses warned of growing trade fraud
July 14, 2009 (LBO) – An international expert has warned Sri Lanka businesses to be more careful of their overseas partners and do background checks as …
Sri Lanka win Test series after Pakistan cave in
July 14, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka clinched their first home series against Pakistan after the temperamental tourists suffered a spectacular collapse in the …
Pakistan in deep trouble after batting collapse
July 14, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka engineered a spectacular Pakistan batting collapse on the third day to wrest control of the second Test at the P. Sara Oval …
Sri Lanka’s foreign reserves up in May
July 13, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's gross foreign reserves, without an advance to domestic banks, rose to 1,291 million US dollars in May 2009 from 1,131 million …
Sri Lanka bonds volatile after rate freeze
July 13, 2009 (LBO) - Three year bond yields edged up slightly Monday as the central bank froze its policy rate at 11. buy naprosyn online …
Sri Lankan shares close up 0.24-pct
July 13, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lankan stocks closed up Monday as retailers cautiously re-entered the market focusing on selected hotel and banking stocks, while …
Shipping Forum
July 13, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is to host a meeting of Asian shippers in Colombo, a conference made possible after 15 years of lobbying because of the end of …
Northern Loan
July 13, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's central bank is giving three billion rupees to several banks to lend to small and micro businesses in agriculture and …
Best Bank
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Outsourcing
July 13, 2009 (LBO) - India's Quatrro BPO Solutions said it is considering moving more business process outsourcing work to Sri Lanka and that productivity …
India’s next outsourcing boom: comedy
MUMBAI, July 13, 2009 (AFP) - In 1979, Don Ward opened a small club in London to provide a stage for the best of Britain's undiscovered comic talent. online …
Sri Lanka May 2009 clothing exports fall, tea shipments up
July 13, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's May 2009 export earnings fell 27. buy dapoxetine online dapoxetine online generic 8 percent to 538.5 million US dollars from …
Enigmatic Pakistan bounce back in second Test
July 13, 2009 (AFP) - Debutant Fawad Alam scored an unbeaten century as Pakistan produced a remarkable turnaround to claw their way back in the second Test …