Sri Lanka capital flooded, rains lash island
Nov 11, 2010 (LBO) - Parts of Sri Lanka's capital Colombo went under water as unprecedented rains lashed the island, and authorities warned residents to use …
Nov 11, 2010 (LBO) - Parts of Sri Lanka's capital Colombo went under water as unprecedented rains lashed the island, and authorities warned residents to use …
SINGAPORE, November 10, 2010 (AFP) - The global economy is moving towards a new monetary system with gold emerging as a preferred alternative to existing …
Nov 10, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka passed a gaming law which allowed casinos to be set up in areas designated by a minister, legalizing an activity that has anyway …
Nov 09, 2010 (LBO) - World Bank chief Robert Zoellick has fired a debate on a return to gold as a monetary anchor with the United States engaging in new money …
November 9, 2010 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan government campaign against bread and other wheat products has forced some 2,000 bakers out of business and left many …
Nov 08, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's unemployment fell to 5.4 percent of jobseekers in the second quarter of 2010, down from a peak of 6.2 percent a year earlier, …
Nov 08, 2010 (LBO) - The World Bank said it will give Sri Lanka 125.4 million US dollars for three projects to support Small and Medium Enterprises, tourism …
Nov 06, 2010 (LBO) - Growing credit and imports may reduce excess rupee reserves in Sri Lanka's banking system which built up as the central bank bought …
Nov 04, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka was retained its place at 102 in a ranking of 183 countries for ease of doing business, by the World Bank group for 2011 though …
Nov 04, 2010 - (LBO) - Sri Lanka is not looking to increase Treasuries sales to foreigners but would like them to buy private debt once capital markets are …
Nov 04, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Board of Investment (BOI) said it will continue to honour all contractual obligations and to accept new investment …
Nov 03, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's government has bought liquefied petroleum gas distribution operations of Royal Dutch Shell in the island for 63 million US …
Nov 03, 2010 (LBO) - A 2011 budget that will broaden the tax base and cut tax holidays will help improve the outlook on Sri Lanka's credit rating, but an …
Nov 01, 2010 (LBO) - Depending too much on foreign borrowings to fuel growth in post-war Sri Lanka can be risky, the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), a think …
Nov 01, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's budget performance for the first eight months of the year is broadly on track though a gap between revenues and current …
Nov 01, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka can gain as much as 1.5 percent of gross domestic product in revenue by limiting tax holidays, and also cut tax rates if the …
Oct 29, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has settled high cost overdrafts from commercial banks and central bank credit taken to bridge the budget deficit with proceeds …
Oct 29, 2010 (LBO) - The Sri Lankan government is seeking to increase revenue for its cash-strapped Treasury by jacking up taxes on cigarettes and liquor, days …
Oct 29, 2010 (LBO) - Consumer prices in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo rose 6.6 percent in October from a year earlier, accelerating from 5.8 percent in …
Oct 29, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lankan economist and opposition United National Party lawmaker Harsha De Silva has defended his criticism of government policy, saying …