Say Watt?
As the drought, dubbed as the worst in the last fifty years, drained the hydro reservoirs making it hard for the electricity utility to meet peak consumer …
IMF Oomph
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has told the government to build on the progress made so far to reactivate a low interest long-term loan while a policy …
Too Vague
The Freedom Alliance unveiled its manifesto promising to stop the tide of privatisations most of which were initiated by the previous PA administration, a …
Bouncing Up
With court room and board room battles firmly behind, the diversified Richard Pieris Group made it to the news this week to pick up two plantation companies. …
Political Chessboard
Politicians of all hues and sizes have thrown their hat into the ring for next months snap poll. But smaller parties championing the Sinhala Buddhist, Tamil …
Tread Carefully
The International Monetary Fund says Sri Lanka should be ready to raise interest rates if the ongoing political crisis deepens, as the absence of a strong …
Limited Edition
The Joint Business Forum (JBiz) has asked the new government to restrict Cabinet members to 25 and Deputy Minister to 25.The limited edition, JBiz says should …
What A Mess!
The PA-JVP led United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) plans to change the countrys economic policy agenda to keep in line with its ideology of a mixed economy, …
Comfort Zone
The Central Bank left its key short-term rates unchanged on Thursday, a sign that it was business as usual despite a snap poll and a hike in the domestic …
Quick Jump
Union Assurance Ltd said Thursday its net profits have nearly doubled on renewed business sentiment in the overall insurance market.Its consolidate net profits …
Guessing Game
Sri Lanka has made it to the list of developing countries selected for concessional funds under the US governments Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC).The …
What Next?
With less than three weeks to go to D-day on April 2, the political options of the average Sri Lankan are increasing by the day with more political newbies …
Business Plan
The Freedom Alliance says it will simplify the current tax system to generate the required revenue when it comes to power in the April polls.ldblquote …
Q & A
UNF officials claim the Alliances campaign is dominated by the JVP agenda even allowing them to dominate the partys economic policies.rnrnThis, the UNF says …
No. No? No!
The Freedom Alliance says it will ldblquote stop the privatization of national resources and public institutions and make them to play an important role in the …
Flat Outlook
Treasury rates remained flat at this weeks auction ahead of Central Banks monthly monetary policy announcement on Friday.Market players are not expecting the …
Labour Of Love
Ten years of trying and the biggest bargaining tool in the local economy saw the light of day at the Labour Ministry on Wednesday bearing the harmless title …
Spadework
Sri Lanka Telecom said it was pumping Rs. 600 mn to float a fully owned subsidiary endash Telecom City (Pvt) Ltd. online pharmacy buy diflucan with best prices …
Emergency Merit
The Power Ministry is calling upon the Sri Lankan public to collect merit for their after-life by saving power, while industrialists with generators will also …
Funding Live
Standard Chartered Bank said on Wednesday that it was the lead arranger to a US$ 86 mn seven-year syndicated loan facility to fund Mobitel (Pvt) Ltd.s …