Sri Lanka to choose lead managers to US$400mn bond by end July
July 13, 2007 (LBO) - Sri Lanka would appoint lead managers to a 400 million dollar sovereign bond issue by the end of this month, the government's debt office …
Sri Lanka to choose lead managers to US$400mn bond by end July
July 13, 2007 (LBO) - Sri Lanka would appoint lead managers to a 400 million dollar sovereign bond issue by the end of this month, the government's debt office …
Sri Lanka low grown teas fetch record prices
July 13, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's low grown tea prices have surged owing to strong demand from key buying countries and a shortfall in the crop, brokers …
Positive Trend
July 13, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's exports in May has surged 25.8 percent driven by a 45.5 percent jump in apparel shipments largely to the United States …
Private Deals
July 13, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's construction industry is urging the government to accept draft guidelines on treating unsolicited bids in an effort to …
IT Literacy
July 13, 2007 (LBO) – India has pledged 13 million rupees to set up 20 computer education outlets called 'Nenasalas' in villages in Sri Lanka. Nenasalas, …
Middleware Spot
July 13, 2007 (LBO) – The open source middleware technology company WSO2 says its products generated wide interest at the SOA World software conference …
World’s tallest man weds in China
BEIJING, July 12, 2007 (AFP) - A decades-long search by the world's tallest man for a bride finally came to an end on Thursday when the Chinese herdsman …
Murdoch aims to conquer world of business news
NEW YORK, July 13, 2007 (AFP) - News magnate Rupert Murdoch will expand his media empire with a business news channel to challenge industry leader CNBC, as he …
Sri Lanka to continue the big lead trend in third test
KANDY, Sri Lanka, July 13, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan batsmen took advantage of a rain-free period to set themselves for a big total in the third and final …
Lions leader offers to play role in Sri Lanka peace process
July 13 (LBO) – A Sri Lankan businessman who has just been elected president of the International Lions Organization says he hopes to help take forward …
Sri Lanka to re-build areas taken from Tamil Tigers
July 13, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka announced Friday it would mark the fall of the last Tamil rebel bastion in the east of the island with the launch of an …
Sri Lanka unemployment rate falls
June 12, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's unemployment rate in the first quarter of 2007 fell to 6.2 percent, its lowest ever rate, from 6.8 percent in the same …
Sri Lanka shops for 400 million dollars as rupee dips to new low
June 12, 2007 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is shopping for 400 million dollars in medium term finance in global markets as a rising budget deficit is sending local …
Sri Lanka seeks 400 million dollars
June 12, 2007 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has asked for proposals from international banks to raise 400 million dollars in medium term bonds, banking officials said. buy …
Sri Lanka treasury auctions resume
July 12, 2007 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has accepted a small amount of bids from this week's treasury bills after rejecting bids outright for two weeks in a row, data …
Body Check
July 11, 2007 (AFP) - An Etihad Airways plane en route from Indonesia to the United Arab Emirates made an emergency landing in Sri Lanka Wednesday following a …
Money Man
July 12, 2007 (LBO) – The governing board of Sri Lanka's central bank is filling a vacancy with President's Counsel K C Kamalasabayson, the monetary …
Consolidation
July 12, 2007 (LBO) – Asian Finance is planning a merger with its parent company, Lanka Ratings (LRA) said, while confirming a negative outlook on the …
Standing By
July 12, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's United Motors Lanka Limited has put off plans to diversify into big property developments as the market for high-rise …