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Sri Lanka has made it to a list of 15 countries eligible for aid this year from the newly formed US Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). "Sri Lanka was …
Sri Lanka has made it to a list of 15 countries eligible for aid this year from the newly formed US Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). "Sri Lanka was …
Former Sri Lankan cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga Friday mended fences with President Chandrika Kumaratunga and was sworn in as deputy minister of industries, …
Lanka Rating, Sri Lankas second credit rating agency, opens shop later this month, after securing regulatory approval.Local capital markets are in a nascent …
Carsons is exploring alternate uses for its loss-making Pegasus Reef Hotel, from an urban housing project to up-scale entertainment.The hotel has been …
Work is expected to start this year, and SLT hopes to include its brand valuation into its 2004/5 financial statements.rnrnThe consultant will first have to …
The London-based top Tamil Tiger negotiator returned to Sri Lanka Friday ahead of resuming Norwegian-backed peace talks with the new Colombo government, …
Sri Lankas Tamil Tiger rebels have stepped up recruiting hundreds of child soldiers amid renewed moves by peace broker Norway to revive stalled talks, …
India will pursue a comprehensive economic partnership agreement with Sri Lankas new government amid plans for an aid package to rebuild the islands embattled …
Central Bank has been bringing down their policy rates in the last two years to encourage local investment. However they say that bank-lending rates have not …
Following the failure of Pramuka Bank, the Central Bank is looking again at the concept of deposit insurance. This years annual report talks of a financial …
Twenty five per cent of Sri Lankan households now have some form of motorized transport up from 15 per cent in 1996. 28 percent have refrigerators, up from 16 …
Norway is seeking to jumpstart Sri Lankas stalled peace talks, but faces a challenge to bridge a "gulf of confidence" between the new government and Tamil …
Broader and deeper structural reforms in the last two years gave the economy a boost together with progress in peace talks.Central bank governor A S …
Treasury bill yields remained flat at Mondays auction signaling a steady outlook for short-term interest rates.The Central Bank offered and accepted bids for …
Trade to the North East has taken to the road, washing away business for the seaports in the region. The Trinco harbour saw the number of ships calling there …
The insurance watchdog is getting tough with the industry by re-introducing fire tariffs with a few modification starting June 1.Present fire tariffs have not …
Women are climbing the corporate ladder in record numbers but only a handful manages to get top executive positions in big companies.Experts say the numbers of …
Sri Lankan authorities Monday sought divine intervention to calm a colony of venomous wasps who stung more than 200 tourists at the fifth-century rock fortress …
Ensuring the life of the Sinhalese language in the computers era, a fresh draft font standard is now in circulation for public comment. This proposed standard …
Sri Lankas Tamil Tigers told Norwegian peace brokers Monday they were willing to resume talks based on their plan for self-rule, but warned the new government …