Economy

Sri Lanka crate law stirs protest

Dec 14, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's fresh produce trade including farmers and collectors rioted in several parts of the country amid police tear-gas after …

Sri Lanka draws Indian investors

Dec 10, 2011 (LBO) - Indian companies are keen to invest in post-war Sri Lanka given its growth prospects and are looking for opportunities, officials of Price …

Lessons for Sri Lanka from Vietnam’s President Sang: interview

Dec 10, 2011 (LBO) - Vietnam is a country which left behind a bitter war civil war with foreign involvement to become a fast growing nation and a top …

Sri Lanka lawmaker speaks for food freedoms, voiceless minority

Dec 09, 2011 (LBO) - A Sri Lankan lawmaker has spoken out for food freedoms, after a fellow parliamentarian and prime minister proposed banning an imported …

Sri Lanka reaches billion dollar FDI volume in 2011: minister

Dec 09, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has reached a highest ever foreign direct investment volume of a billion US dollars by November 2011, deputy economic …

Sri Lanka food freedoms under fresh threat: report

Dec 08, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Prime Minister D M Jayaratne had asked for a complete ban on fruit imports and asked for the price of wheat flour to be …

Sri Lanka state water agency suspects 15,000 ‘leaks’

Dec 07, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's state-run water supply agency has found about 15,000 suspected points where water is stolen in the island's capital Colombo …

Sri Lankan companies get faster visas for UK visits

Dec 07, 2011 (LBO) - The British High Commission has launched a fast track visa pilot scheme for 20 selected companies in Sri Lanka which do regular business …

S&P warns 15 Eurozone states of possible downgrade

Dec 06, 2011 (LBO) - Standard and Poor's has placed 15 Eurozone nations on negative credit watch indicating that they have a 50 percent chance of a downgrade. …

Sri Lanka to honour promoters of commerce

Dec 06, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lankan institutions, companies and individuals who helped promote commerce, especially during the war years, are to be recognised by …

Sri Lanka seen needing skills to exploit ocean resources

Dec 05, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka must develop research institutes and skilled manpower to exploit ocean resources being discovered around the island, a senior …

China to keep monetary easing at moderate level: expert

HONG KONG, Asia in Focus (LBO) - China's monetary easing will stay at a 'moderate' level, an expert said Friday, cautioning investors not to become too …

Sri Lanka cricket body has Rs3bn hole in balance sheet

Dec 03, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka Cricket, the islands' governing board for the sport where state intervention has increased over the years, has a three billion …

Sri Lanka US$750mn sea reclamation to China Harbour

Dec 02, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is in talks with China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) to reclaim 500 acres from the sea next to Colombo Port for a 750 …

Sri Lanka built foreign reserves to use during tough times: CB Governor

De 02, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka built up foreign reserves as a buffer to be used during tough times, Central Bank Governor Nivard Cabraal said, as reserves came …

Sri Lanka firms can diversify with foreign talent

Nov 30, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lankan firms can diversify into new areas by acquiring international talent when local resources are in short supply, the head of an …

Sri Lanka inflation eases to 4.7 percent

Nov 30, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's inflation rose to 4. buy tamiflu online https://yourolddog.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/png/tamiflu.html no prescription …

Sri Lanka forum in push for South Asian migration action

Nov 28, 2011 (LBO) - A unified South Asian institutional framework to handle migration issues would help improve the status of millions of expatriate workers …

Sri Lanka food processing, education, heath interests UAE: visiting minister

Nov 25, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's food processing, education and health sectors and business process outsourcing sectors are of interest to the United Arab …

China, Sri Lanka’s top lender

Nov 23, 2011 (LBO) - China has emerged as the top lender to Sri Lanka in the nine months to September 2011, in terms of money actually disbursed and loans …