Sri Lanka’s unemployment 4.2-pct in first quarter 2016
Sep 13, 2016 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's unemployed is estimated as 349,686 during the first quarter 2016 and the unemployment rate was 4.2 percent, marginally down …
Sep 13, 2016 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's unemployed is estimated as 349,686 during the first quarter 2016 and the unemployment rate was 4.2 percent, marginally down …
Sept 12, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s official reserves rose 124.7 million US dollars to 6.6 billion dollars in August, up from 6.5 billion dollars end of …
Sept 08, 2016 (LBO) - The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, the National Police Commission and the Sri Lanka Police says they will will hold a seminar with the …
Sep 08, 2016 (LBO) - Leading local and foreign urban planners, legal experts, technology professionals, policy makers, academics, researchers and senior …
Sept 07, 2016 (LBO) - Big banks have turned to the powerful worldwide legal system and commandeered it for profit, exploiting countries like Sri Lanka in the …
Sept 06, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Finance Ministry on Tuesday denied recent media reports that there was a mass resignation and stepping down of directors …
Sep 05, 2016 (LBO) - Sri Lanka signed a 100 million US dollar credit from the International Development Association (IDA), an arm of the World Bank, today to …
Sept 05, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s exports fell 5.0 percent to 897 million US dollars in June 2016, while imports dropped a slower 0.2 percent to 1,676 …
Sept 05, 2016 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's index of industrial production showed a pick up in May and June, the Department for Census and Statistics said, in its …
(Corrected to reflect typo in report. USD/LKR seen at 152 by end 2017) Sept 02, 2016 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is expected to hold interest rates steady for the rest …
Sept 01, 2016 (LBO) – Consumer prices in Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo accelerated 4.0 percent in August 2016 from a year earlier, down from 5.5 percent in …
Aug 31, 2016 (LBO) – The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has agreed to provide a development policy loan of 14.4 billion rupees …
Aug 31, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s growth expectation for this year is about 5 to 5.5 percent as things stand, Central Bank Governor Dr. Indrajith …
Aug 31, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Finance Minister says multilateral donor World Bank is keen to increase its aid following Sri Lanka rapidly achieving its …
Aug 30, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Central Bank has decided to keep its key interest rates steady despite rising inflation and high private sector credit …
Aug 29, 2016 (LBO) – The World Bank says it will further support Sri Lanka’s journey towards higher growth and prosperity and this will require progress …
Aug 26, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s government has raised excise duty on diesel by 10 rupees a litre to 13 rupees, the Finance Ministry said in a statement. …
Aug 26, 2016 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee traded stronger on Friday as a foreign bank sold dollars while importers buying greenback slowed down as they …
Aug 25, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s National Policy and Economic Affairs Ministry has clarified certain newspaper reports saying they were aimed at sabotaging …
Aug 25, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka needs to get into the game of global production networks and needs to treat trade agreements seriously, a government minister …