Credit Approvals
June 08, 2011 (LBO) - DFCC, a development finance institution (DFI) that also owns a commercial banking subsidiary said its credit approvals soared 117 percent …
Dubai looks to bag top spot as tea goes green
DUBAI, June 8, 2011 (AFP) - Exotic and organic teas are wooing tea drinkers and challenging traditional black tea's dominance as never before, tea industry …
Retirement Debate
June 08, 2011 (LBO) - Much has been written about the advantages and disadvantages of the proposed Employment Pension Benefits Fund. The bill was to affect the …
Outsourced Work
June 08, 2011 (LBO) - R R Donnelley has opened a third business process outsourcing facility in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo as business grows with the end …
Matched Training
June 8, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's state-run vocational school system is seeking closer links with the software and business process outsourcing firms to develop …
Pakistan ISI leaders had no role in Mumbai plot: court
CHICAGO, June 8, 2011 (AFP) - A Pakistan-born Chicago businessman was part of the "inner circle" of terrorists who plotted the 2008 Mumbai attacks, US …
Sri Lankan Airlines to start Zurich flights
June 8, 2011 (LBO) - State-run national carrier SriLankan Airlines is re-starting services to Zurich in Switzerland which were stopped in 2005, expanding its …
Sri Lankan shares end down 0.8-pct
June 07, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lankan shares fell for the second straight day Tuesday with money drained from the market by forthcoming share issues and heavy …
Glitzy Loans
June 07, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Commercial Bank plans to extend 'gold loans' through its branches country-wide offering higher advances and lower rates to …
Sri Lanka Expolanka upgrades lentils plant
June 07, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Expolanka Holdings group said a lentils splitting plant owned by a subsidiary has been fully automated in a 350,000 US dollar …
Tele Tower
June 7, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has rebuilt a 175 meter television tower costing 450 million rupees to begin television and telecom transmissions to former war …
Security Award
June 07, 2011 (LBO) - Millennium Information Technologies Pvt Ltd (MillenniumIT), a unit of the London Stock Exchange group said it had been given the award …
Sri Lanka should open skys to get tourists: leisure group chief
June 07, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has to liberalize aviation further to make the country more accessible to tourists and boost economic activity, the head of one …
Sri Lanka to see first garment factory listing
June 07, 2011 (LBO) - Orient Garments Limited, a unit of Sri Lanka's Finco group of companies will be listed on Colombo Stock Exchange's second board, making …
Cook sets up victory shot against Sri Lanka
LONDON, June 6, 2011 (AFP) - England gave themselves a chance to win their Test series against Sri Lanka with a match to spare after losing skipper Andrew …
Sri Lanka opposition speaks out on rule of law
June 07, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's main opposition which contributed to the systematic breakdown of rule of law and limiting the freedoms of the people, has …
Sri Lanka gets FDI US$236mn in first quarter
June 07, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has received 236 million US dollars in foreign direct investments in the first quarter of 2011, up 160 percent from a year …
Sri Lanka raises US$2.1bn to rebuild north
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Sri Lanka central bank on sell side of peg
June 06, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's central bank has been on the sell side of its dollar peg for two months in a row, selling more than 250 million US dollars to …
Sri Lanka shares end down 0.7-pct
June 06, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lankan shares ended lower Monday with trade dominated by the acquisition of a stake in Panasian Power, a mini hydro firm, by …