Rolling Dice
The government has shelved plans to privatise the state owned Development Lotteries Board following opposition from President Chandrika Kumaratunga.ldblquote …
MICE Map
SriLankan Airlines launched their first MICE Travel brochure today, tapping into a niche market of lquote meetings, exhibitions and conference travellers. …
Oversubscribed
The governments inaugural 10-year bond issue to one billion rupees was oversubscribed by nearly eight times on Friday.The bonds carry an annual coupon of eight …
Runaway Runway
The government is reconsidering its plans to build a second runway at the Katunayake international airport.The proposal ran into trouble due to heavy protests …
Fine Tuning
A team from the IMF is expected soon to start final negotiations on a structural adjustment loan expected by March this year.The International Monetary Fund …
Conglomerates: reason d etre
Conglomerates around the world have been favorites with investors as long-term investments. A recent worldwide study found that of the top 35 companies that …
Risky Business
Government announced plans to launch unemployment insurance as key labour legislation went through parliament recently.The safety or dole would be initially …
Evaluating Reforms
Government projects are not always evaluated, and when they are the evaluations are not taken seriously. buy ventolin online …
Borrowing Cheap
The governments inaugural 10-year bond issue to raise Rs. 1 bn was oversubscribed by nearly eight times on Friday. buy tadacip online tadacip online generic …
Holiday Travel
Three firms including Singapore based SBS Transit has shown interest to buy up a stake in the remaining seven state bus companies. The deadline to submit …
Stretch Factor
Sri Lankan investors stretched their resources to dip into plantation stocks with exposure to rubber, demand created by a giant leap in rubber prices from an …
Back To Basics
Its back to the lquote nuts and bolts this year, says Board of Investment chief, with plans for 2003 aimed at getting development of a much-needed highway …
Looking Ahead
2003 will be an eventful year says commodity brokers Asia Siyaka. online pharmacy buy abilify with best prices today in the USA A round up of the year …
Rolling Business
Bluechip firms are top contenders for a stake in the Sri Lankan lquote sweep industry and are among 30 parties who have taken bid documents, their ticket to …
Small Change
Compensation as an alternative to reinstatement was removed from the amendments, one of the few changes made to the original amendments to four labour related …
Ringing Loud
Sri Lanka Telecom on Thursday reported a 38 percent surge in after tax profits for the nine months ending September 30, 2002.SLTs net profits touched Rs. 2.425 …
Air Lock
Talks that started last year with US based Lockheed Martin for Air Traffic management, could bear fruit with an MOU to be signed shortly with the Board of …
Paid Pensions
The new contributory pension fund for public servants has not got parliamentary approval as unions opposing the deal have sought legal action.The present …
Yankee Ties
Eleven local Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) firms will head for the US next week, a mission to woo new business and investment. The weeklong …
Lending Cheap
The Central Bank on Tuesday cut key short-term rates by 75 basis points in line with its policy of lowering lending rates.The bank lowered the reverse …