Interesting News
Commercial Bank of Ceylon saw its earnings take a dip during the first quarter of 2004, largely due to losses from its primary dealer subsidiary and higher …
Study Hall
The Institute of Personnel Management (IPM) is trying to leverage growing local and regional interest in people management to position Sri Lanka as a human …
Achilles Heel
Sri Lanka Telecom plans to send out the backlog of customer bills from the end of this month, but subscribers will be billed on a shorter cycle.SLTs new US$ 20 …
Bonding Asia
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today launched AsianBondsOnline, a one-stop clearing house of information on the rapidly growing sovereign and corporate bond …
Fire Fire!
The Insurance Board of Sri Lanka (IBSL) is studying the Sri Lankan industry and international practices to modernize and reform the insurance regulatory …
The Bright Side
US policy towards South Asia might offer a window of opportunity for peace and economic prosperity in Sri Lanka.rnrnOn December 7, 1941 Japan attacked the …
Knock Knock
The Colombo Stock Exchange is seeking donor funds to kick-start the derivatives market.The Asian Development Bank (ADB) had earlier helped out with a …
Jetlag
Tough competition from bus services plying the North and East routes and the expected slowdown in the number of Sri Lankan expatriates returning to catch a …
Teething Problems
rnrnThe countrys largest telecom operator has failed to bill its customers since last December, due to delays in implementing its new US$ 20 mn billing …
Profit Centre
Moving ever closer to a long proposed IPO, Software solutions developer Virtusa Corporation recently completed its Series D round of financing, securing US $20 …
Chief Troubleshooter
Sri Lanka Friday named a former United Nations disarmament chief to spearhead new peace talks with Tamil Tiger rebels.Jayantha Dhanapala, a UN undersecretary …
Not For Sale
Sri Lanka will terminate a divestment program initiated by the previous government, the treasury secretary said Friday.But the new government headed by …
Risk Return
In its strategy to concentrate its resources to grow its core competencies, the John Keells Group is outsourcing its entire insurance portfolio to Delmege …
Thumb Tags
Sri Lankans applying to enter the US will be electronically fingerprinted with effect Wednesday, as the US toughens security laws at its embassies and …
Fresh Growth
Sri Lanka shipped out 12 mn kilos more tea in the 1Q of 2004, up from 65 mn kilos exported in 2003. buy albenza online …
Spoilt Brats
The latest threat to Colombos privileged is small, pesky and deadly. Municipal authorities reveal that Colombo citys better off are under attack by dengue …
Slight Tremor
Treasury bill rates perked up at this weeks auction, ahead of the Central Banks monthly Monetary Policy meeting on Thursday.Three month paper rose two basis …
Small Change
Putting its money where the community level work is, the World Bank today doled out Rs. 4 mn to enhance the work of eight non-governmental organisations …
Baby Boomers
Perfume isnt all smell. Men and women who splash it on no less than baby cologne, are driving growth and pushing retail sales in the mass market for …
Checkpoint
Relations between the police and the public are in the dumps. In fact Sri Lankans see the police as the most corrupt public institution in the country. Now …