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Rising inflation and falling reserves is likely to put an end to Sri Lankas eight month long honeymoon with low interest rates.The Central Bank hinted that it …
Don’t Be Duped
The Central Bank on Wednesday warned the public against using foreign currency bank drafts or membership charges to invest in pyramid or similar referral …
Reverse Psychology
The Inland Revenue Dept has submitted a paper to overturn part of the tax amnesty bill presented by the previous government. buy celexa online …
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The Sri Lankan government came under fire from a Parisian based media organization for its poor track record to protect local journalists and suggested an …
Holding Fire
Sri Lanka on Tuesday agreed to sign up to a United Nations treaty to discipline its use of landmines, booby traps and certain other conventional weapons. …
Tax Treat
A Sri Lanka-US taxation treaty kicked in on Monday, harmonising joint tax laws and allowing for tax credit and concessions for investors in both …
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Soft Touch
Showing it soft side, Microsoft extended its lquote Unlimited Potential (UP) grant programme to Sri Lanka to help IT based community technology and learning …
Bond Travails
Treasury bond yields have climbed nearly 300 basis points in the last eight months since the Presidents takeover of three key ministries that led to elections …
Citibank keeps its Triple A status.
Citibank N.A’s Sri Lankan unit has kept its AAA (sri) membership during a recent annual review conducted by Fitch Ratings Lanka. online pharmacy buy abilify …
Eden Resort revamps for summer.
Eden Resorts will pitch itself up-market this summer, opening its doors to niche travellers from mainly Europe, Japan and South Asia. buy neurontin online …
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Labour law critics say the existing framework undermines worker productivity, forcing companies to treat employees as a cost and not a resource that needs to …
Back To Front
The company, which handles back office work for large insurance firms like Norwich Union of UK and British Airways, is looking at an initial investment of …
Putting It Up
The Ceylon Electricity Board is looking at ways of controlling Sri Lanka’s unruly street lamps that show disturbing tendencies of behaving like local …
Drying Up
Aid flows fell sharply in the first five months as the government lost donor support due to policy about-turns.Gross inflows in the first five months amounted …
Road Aid
The ADB will provide emergency aid to the tune of US$ 12.5mn to resuscitate southern roads drowned in floods. buy xifaxan online …
Turning 50
Sri Lanka and the World Bank sealed half-a-century of cooperation on Friday by inking another large-scale development aid package.Sri Lanka joined the World …
Debt Raising
Senkadagala Finance plans to shortly tap the market to raise up to Rs. 500 mn in debt to feed its growing leasing portfolio.The firms Managing Director …
Negotiable Brokering
A proposal to reduce transaction fees for equity investments is now being debated among regulators and stockbrokers.SEC Director General Palitha Silva …
Cash Is King
Given the recent yo-yo mood swings in the equities market, stockbrokers Asia Securities says punters should now focus on a companys cash reserves as a litmus …