Sri Lanka outlook lowered to negative by Fitch, B+ rating affirmed
Feb 27, 2009 (LBO) - Fitch Ratings has lowered Sri Lanka's long-term foreign currency sovereign credit outlook to negative from stable while confirming its …
Feb 27, 2009 (LBO) - Fitch Ratings has lowered Sri Lanka's long-term foreign currency sovereign credit outlook to negative from stable while confirming its …
Feb 27, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's inflation in the 12 months to February 2009 measured by the revised Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) fell to 7. online …
Feb 25, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lankan tax payers are being asked by the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) to continue to pay their dues, as the island's tax …
Feb 24, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has cut the statutory reserve ratio (SRR) or percentage of deposits commercial banks must keep with the central bank, by 75 …
Feb 20, 2009 (LBO) – While developed countries are facing economic contraction, developing nations are facing increases of absolute poverty, with some …
Feb 20, 2009 (LBO) – Falling inflation is giving Sri Lanka more room to loosen monetary policy, Central Bank Governor Nivard Cabraal said Friday, though …
Feb 19, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's government should focus on restoring macro-economic fundamentals which have deteriorated in recent years to help it overcome …
Feb 19, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's foreign reserves fell to 1,753 million US dollars in December from 2,030 million US dollars in November which was enough …
Feb 18, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is hoping to push through foreign funded projects which have been held up due to lack of 'counterparty funds', with a …
Feb 16, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka needs "prompt and coherent" policy action to counter a global slump which was slowing demand for exports and making it …
Feb 14, 2009 (LBO) – As Zimbabwe allowed full 'dollarization' of its economy and legalized foreign currencies, a top monetary economist has placed the …
Feb 11, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's central bank has cut its discount rate that sets the upper limit of inter-bank transactions by 50 basis points to 16.50 …
Feb 10, 2009 (LBO) - A period of prosperity based on international trade, under an ancient Sri Lankan king may have declined following monetary debasement, as …
Feb 07, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's headline inflation fell further below the country's controversial core inflation number, mimicking the US experience in …
Feb 02, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is expecting single digit inflation in the first quarter of 2009, and further falls in interest rates, Central Bank …
WASHINGTON, January 31, 2009 (AFP) - Eighty percent of the world’s governments fail to provide adequate information on spending to the public, often …
HARARE, January 29, 2009 (AFP) - Zimbabwe scrapped restictions on foreign currency on Thursday to prop up its ailing economy, as the United Nations warned that …
Jan 30, 2009 (LBO) – Inflation in the 12-months to January 2009 measured by the revised Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) fell to 10.7 percent from …
Jan 21, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s central bank says it will persevere with its quantity targeting regime this year but also use other instruments if …
Jan 20, 2009 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is among 25 percent of countries that are poorly equipped to deal with the global financial crisis, and needs fiscal as …