Will economic growth give political space for Sri Lanka to escape poverty?
SINGAPORE September 15, 2006 (LBO) – In addition to curries, saris and a passion for cricket, Sri Lanka shares similar problems with South Asian …
SINGAPORE September 15, 2006 (LBO) – In addition to curries, saris and a passion for cricket, Sri Lanka shares similar problems with South Asian …
Singapore September 15, 2006 (LBO) – The International Monetary Fund Friday asked domestic policymakers to be nimble and adapt to external risks like …
Sri Lanka’s central bank is asking the country’s licensed money changers to raise more dollars to be allowed to continue in business. They are …
September 12, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's economy grew at a blistering pace of 7.9 percent for the six months to June the Central Bank governor said, aided …
September 12, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has bagged 220 million dollars in direct investments for the six months to June, the island’s key promotional …
Sept 11, 2006 – (LBO) Sri Lanka's recent economic growth performance fits well with the underlying theme of the upcoming Commonwealth Finance Ministers' …
September 8, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Friday flagged off construction work on a road project which links the tsunami hit coastlines from the south up to …
Sept 06 (LBO) - The coral atoll of Maldives was the easiest place to do business in South Asia, followed by Pakistan and Bangladesh, while Sri Lanka trailed at …
Sept 06 (LBO) – Once the leader in reform, Sri Lanka is now lagging other reforming economies in South Asia, and the country has become a more difficult …
Sept 06 (LBO) - Sri Lanka’s trade deficit expanded by more than 50 percent in the seven months to July, spurred by rapid import growth and falling …
August 31, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's consumer prices jumped to 15.3 percent in July, the Census & Statistics Department said Thursday, as prices of bread, …
The Central Bank's Senior Deputy Governor and the Deutsche Bank Head of Communications to the Asia Pacific Region have responded to our story headlined …
August 27, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka should have an independent central bank which can conduct prudent monetary policy in order to have low inflation, a …
COLOMBO, Aug 18, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka is expected to record its highest annual economic growth in 28 years despite escalating violence in the decades-old …
August 16 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's central bank said Wednesday it was holding rates steady, but warned that fuel subsidies were putting pressure on the balance of …
August 14 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is sitting on a 5 billion dollar investment pipeline for development projects, held up due to red tape and other delays, the …
August 4, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's trade deficit expanded 48.0 percent to 1,793 million dollars for the six months to June, compared with the same period …
July 31, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's consumer prices for July eased marginally to 14.7 percent, the Census & Statistics Department said Monday, as a drop in …
July 28, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is asking donors to concentrate on helping to build mega infrastructure projects, when the annual aid parley meets in …
July 25, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka, which has the largest contingent of expatriate workers in Lebanon, wants those trapped in the conflict to stay put and those …