Economy

Sri Lanka economy to grow 7.0-pct in 2013 but risks emerge: RAM Ratings

Oct 31, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's economic growth is likely to recover to 7. online pharmacy buy strattera with best prices today in the USA online pharmacy buy …

Sri Lanka’s inflation eases to 8.9-pct in Oct

Oct 31, 2012 (LBO) - Consumer price inflation in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo slowed to 8.buy xenical online buy xenical online no prescription 9 percent in the …

Sri Lanka private credit slows; state borrowings surge in Aug

Oct 30, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's loans from commercial banks fell to 14.5 billion rupees in August 2012 from 35.7 billion rupees a month year as state …

Sri Lanka in bid to boost income tax payers

Oct 28, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's revenue authority is holding a 'national tax week' where the public can interact with their staff in the first week of …

Sri Lanka capital’s water, sanitation expanded with ADB finance

Oct 27, 2012 (LBO) - The Asian Development Bank said it is giving 300 million US dollar loan to support a 400 million US dollar program by Sri Lanka to boost …

Sri Lanka key tax revenues up 8-pct to Sept

Oct 25, 2012 (LBO) - Taxes collected by Sri Lanka's internal revenue office rose 8 percent to 369 billion rupees up to September 2012, from a year earlier …

Sri Lanka betters Doing Business ranking

Oct 23, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has bettered its ranking to 81 from 89 in an ease of doing business ranking compiled by the World Bank and International Finance …

Sri Lanka rates unchanged; private credit as envisaged: CB Governor

Oct 23, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has kept its key policy rate at which money is injected in to the banking system unchanged at 9.buy clomiphene online buy …

Sri Lanka parliament has little control over finances: legislator

Oct 22, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's parliament has no real control over public finances with the arm of the government not even having a budget committee, though …

Sri Lanka Central Bank to sell down Treasury bill stock: Governor

Oct 18, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Central Bank will gradually sell down its Treasury bill stock, as they come up for maturity, Governor Nivard Cabraal said, in …

Sri Lanka war refugee re-settlement backed by the US

Oct 18, 2012 (LBO) - The United States has given 3. online pharmacy buy stromectol with best prices today in the USA 0 million US dollars to three …

Sri Lanka rupee ‘overvaluation’ debate meaningless: IMF Rep

Oct 16, 2012 (LBO) - Debating whether Sri Lanka's rupee is 'overvalued' is a wasteful exercise as models used to determine some intrinsic value of an exchange …

Sri Lanka hikes prices of cement, poultry

Oct 14, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's consumer affairs authority, which has imposed price controls on chicken and cement, has raised the prices of the items media …

Sri Lanka budget: nobody said deficit is too large: Treasury Secretary

Oct 13, 2012 (LBO) - Not a single representative of the public or business community that had met Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is also finance …

Sri Lanka to discuss new program later: IMF Rep

Oct 12, 2012 (LBO) - A separate mission would arrive in Sri Lanka to have discussion on an ongoing program with Sri Lanka with the end of a successful 2. …

Sri Lanka mine clearing boosted by Japan

Oct 11, 2012 (LBO) - Japan has give 96 million rupees (737,575) US dollars to clear mines in Sri Lanka's former war zones where a civil war raged for 30-years …

Sri Lanka expects to better ‘Doing Business’ ranking

Oct 11, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka expects to move up on an ease of doing business ranking compiled by World Bank group for 2013, a multilateral lender, the …

Sri Lanka borrowings not limited to China: Treasury Secretary

Oct 11, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's external financing has got diversified out of a traditional Western led donor group but the country was not just depending on …

Sri Lanka water supply project to get more ADB finance

Oct 11, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka will negotiate with the Asian Development Bank to get 40 million US dollars of additional financing for a water supply project …

Sri Lanka raises alcohol taxes

Oct 09, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has raised taxes on alcohol ahead of a budget to be presented in parliament next month, a day after excise taxes on tobacco was …