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Mar 05, 2020 (LBO) - Accelerating our economic development is the primary challenge facing Sri Lanka today and most of the security issues that Sri Lanka has …
Mar 05, 2020 (LBO) - Accelerating our economic development is the primary challenge facing Sri Lanka today and most of the security issues that Sri Lanka has …
Feb 28, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lankan authorities have expressed interest in a range of options for future engagement with the fund, the International Monetary …
Feb 28, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Cabinet of Ministers has decided not to go ahead with the current Millennium Challenge Corporation Compact (MCC) agreement. …
Feb 25, 2020 (LBO) – The Lankan Angel Network (LAN) today announced that it has signed a landmark grant agreement with the Ford Foundation to catalyze the …
Feb 24, 2020 (LBO) – The Monetary Board of Sri Lanka's Central Bank has decided to discontinue the compilation of SLIBOR with effect from 01 July 2020. The …
South Asia’s eastern subregion, comprising Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal, needs to invest an estimated extra $118 billion in road safety over the next …
For mobilizing domestic investment for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Government needs to develop different schemes of blended finance, …
Feb 21, 2020 (LBO) – Secretary to the President, P B Jayasundera has informed COPE Chairman and JVP Parliamentarian Sunil Handunnetti that it is the …
By the Economic Intelligence Unit of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce: The outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) is having its toll on the global economy …
Feb 20, 2020 (LBO) – Total exports of the country recorded US$ 16.14 Bn in 2019, which comprised of US$ 11.94 Bn Merchandise exports and USD 4.2 Bn of …
Feb 19, 2020 (LBO) – First Capital Research expects Sri Lanka's foreign reserves to fall to around 7 billion US dollars by June this year due to the debt …
Feb 18, 2020 (LBO) - The deficit in the trade account widened in December 2019 to US dollars 784 million, from US dollars 701 million in December 2018, led by …
Feb 14, 2020 (LBO) – A National Salaries Commission has been established to provide guidance and assistance to the Government in formulating and executing a …
Sri Lanka currently ranks 104 out of 162 countries for Economic Freedom (Economic Freedom of the World Index, 2019). This is a 7 step drop from last year’s …
Feb 11, 2020 (LBO) - A revival in economic activity can be expected in 2020 with the support of better fiscal and monetary measures with Sri Lanka also looking …
Leaders in this new age need to inspire, engage and lead with optimism. Digital leadership is about empowering others to lead and creating self-organized teams …
Feb 08, 2020 (LBO) – IMF staff concluding a visit to Sri Lanka said that the country's primary deficit could widen further to 1.9 percent of GDP in 2020, due …
Feb 07, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s gross official reserves were 7.5 billion US dollars (USD7,526mn) by the end of January, down from 7.6 billion US dollars …
Feb 01, 2020 (LBO) – Headline inflation as measured by the year-on-year change in the Colombo Consumer Price Index increased to 5.4 percent in January 2020 …
Jan 31, 2020 (LBO) – The World Bank and Sri Lanka has identified several new areas of development cooperation in addition to the World Bank-funded existing …