Health Focus
Dec 07, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Hemas group has officially opened a new 1.5 billion rupee hospital in Wattala, north of the capital Colombo, saying the …
Dec 07, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Hemas group has officially opened a new 1.5 billion rupee hospital in Wattala, north of the capital Colombo, saying the …
NEW DELHI, December 7, 2008 (AFP) - The Indian government on Sunday announced an extra four billion dollars in spending to shield the economy from the impact …
ROME, December 5, 2008 (AFP) - Twenty-one animal species, including the cheetah, three dolphin families and an Egyptian vulture, were added to the list of …
December 6, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's airforce staged a series of bombing raids against suspected Tamil Tiger targets as ground troops fought fierce battles on …
Dec 06, 2008 (LBO) - The Sri Lanka unit of the Indian Oil Corporation has unwound some oil derivatives it bought earlier in 2008, but is left with 70,000 …
Dec 05, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan shares headed down Friday on low trading volumes with Commercial Bank falling sharply after it revealed a sizeable exposure in …
Dec 05, 2008 (LBO) - Fitch Ratings Lanka has assigned a 'BB+)' national long-term rating to Pan Asia Banking Corporation's (PABC) proposed unsecured, …
Dec 05, 2008 (LBO) - Fitch Ratings Lanka has confirmed Sri Lanka's Vallibel Finance Ltd's (VFL) national long-term rating at 'B+' with a stable outlook. The …
Dec 05, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Commercial Bank says its liability to a counterparty under an exotic derivative deal arranged for state-run Ceylon …
Dec 05, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's tea production and exports in October fell after prices crashed although export earnings in the first 10 months have exceeded …
December 5, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops leading a heavy offensive against Tamil separatists have secured parts of a key highway running through rebel-held …
Dec 05, 2008 (LBO) - A Sri Lankan apparel exporter said increased energy efficiency in a new 'green' environmentally friendly manufacturing plant it started …
Dec 05, 2008 (LBO) - The government said it will reduce fuel retail prices from midnight Friday in line with falling global oil prices and ahead of a court …
NEW YORK, December 4, 2008 (AFP) - Oil prices tumbled to their weakest levels in nearly four years Thursday as investors fixated on mounting signs of recession …
Nov 05, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's central bank, under fire for advising a state-run petroleum firm to hedge oil imports using derivatives in the belief …
Dec 05, 2008 (LBO) - Despite printing money to subsidize oil and driving inflation sky high, speculating in oil derivatives to keep prices down and getting the …
RIGA, December 4, 2008 (AFP) - The IMF has suggested that Latvia drop the peg linking its national currency with the euro to help solve the country's deepening …
Dec 04, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan shares sagged further Thursday as trading volumes slumped to a six-year low of 13 million rupees with high interest rates and …
Dec 04, 2008 (LBO) – Fitch Ratings has cut the outlook of Sri Lanka's The Finance Company (TFC) from 'stable' to 'negative' but confirmed its investment …
Dec 04, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Nations Trust Bank (NTB) has raised one billion rupees through a 5-year private placement, an official said. The …