JICA pledges Rs14bn development loan to Sri Lanka
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) – 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 …
Aug 24, 2016 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka's new government is drafting reforms aimed at simplifying taxes, widening the tax base and increasing compliance, Finance …
Aug 24, 2016 (LBO) - U.K. retail sales data have posted a positive outcome post-Brexit supporting markets even though some political uncertainty remains. From …
Aug 23, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament today that a Chinese bank has agreed to set up their South Asian …
Aug 22, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s consumer prices as measured by National Consumer Price Index declined to 5.8 percent in July from the 6.4 percent …
(Correction: This announcement replaces the version published on 22 June 2016 to correct the Support Rating of DFCC Bank PLC to '5' instead of '4' and the …
Aug 18, 2016 (LBO) – Tax revenue in Sri Lanka’s government has increased by 100 billion rupees for the first half of this year, co-cabinet spokesman …
Aug 18, 2016 (LBO) - With the Sri Lankan government working towards a series of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has called for …
Aug 15, 2016 (LBO) - Participants at the recently concluded Sri Lanka Economic Summit are optimistic about the government’s ability to deliver economic …
Aug 15, 2016 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's 10-year sovereign bond yield dropped to 5.57 percent on Monday from initial coupon of 6.825 percent indicating strong demand …
Aug 15, 2016 (LBO) - A delegation from India is due to arrive in Sri Lanka within the next few weeks for discussions on the proposed Economic and Technology …
Aug 15, 2016 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's government on Friday agreed a new version of its $1.4 billion real estate agreement with China after changing the terms and …