Islamic banking and finance set to grow in Asia
SINGAPORE, July 5, 2007 (AFP) - Islamic banking and finance is likely to continue growing in the Asia Pacific region but the real test of its sustainability …
SINGAPORE, July 5, 2007 (AFP) - Islamic banking and finance is likely to continue growing in the Asia Pacific region but the real test of its sustainability …
July 5, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka was on high alert Thursday as Tamil Tiger rebels commemorated the 322 male and female suicide bombers who have blown themselves …
July 04, 2007 (LBO) – Sampath Bank has completed a debenture issue to raise 250 million rupees, the bank told the Colombo Stock Exchange. The money will …
July 04 (LBO) – Lengthy delays in automating Sri Lanka's cargo clearing system were hurting the island's chances of becoming a trading hub and making …
July 04, 2007 (LBO) – Aviva, one of the world's biggest insurance firms, has hired over 300 Sri Lankan accounting and finance professionals into its …
July 04, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's freight forwarders are seeking new rules to improve standards in the trade after winning a court order that quashed a …
July 4, 2007 (AFP) - Kumar Sangakkara hit an unbeaten 170 as Sri Lanka continued to flay Bangladesh on the second day of the second cricket Test against …
July 4, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan air force jets on Wednesday carried out a second straight day of bombing raids against Tamil Tiger rebels positioned in jungles …
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July 04, 2007 (LBO) -- Sri Lanka's state-run oil firm Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has asked the treasury to pick up a six billion rupee subsidy tab for …
July 3, 2007 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's call rates moved above 35 percent with liquidity disappearing from the banking system despite the monetary authority pumping …
July 03, 2007 (LBO) – HSBC Bank in Sri Lanka is looking to finance two large transport sector projects with private sector involvement which will spawn …
July 03, 2007 (LBO) – Aitken Spence, one of Sri Lanka's conglomerates with interests in several areas of the shipping industry, wants to develop a new …
July 3, 2007 (LBO) – Dialog Telecom is offering free breaking news for its customers days after competitor Mobitel launched trials for a text news alert. …
WASHINGTON, July 3, 2007 (AFP) - The mother of a US man whose 2006 execution took 86 minutes and involved sticking needles into him 19 times has sued the …
COLOMBO, July 3, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga and Muttiah Muralitharan combined to humiliate Bangladesh for their lowest score of 62 on the opening …
July 3, 2007 (AFP) - Bangladesh were shot out for their lowest Test score of 62 by Sri Lanka on the opening day of the second cricket Test at the P. online …
July 3, 2007 (AFP) - Four suspected Tamil Tiger rebels and three soldiers were killed in fresh violence in Sri Lanka's embattled north, military officials said …
July 3, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan security forces are on high alert as Tamil Tiger rebels this week mark the 20th anniversary of their first-ever suicide attack …
July 3, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's central bank says its reserve money target for June has been achieved comfortably, even as emerging fiscal signals …