Sri Lanka trade deficit improves in Aug 2020
Oct 12, 2020 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's trade deficit improved on a year-on-year basis with the deficit in the trade account in August 2020 narrowing to US dollars …
Oct 12, 2020 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's trade deficit improved on a year-on-year basis with the deficit in the trade account in August 2020 narrowing to US dollars …
Oct 12, 2020 (LBO) - Sri Lanka and China signed an agreement on economic and technical cooperation for providing RMB 600 million (Rs. 16.5 billion) in grant …
Oct 11, 2020 (LBO) - As part of the Government’s sustained efforts at strengthening neighbourly relations, the Foreign Ministry facilitated on Friday (9/10) …
Oct 07, 2020 (LBO) - The approval of the Cabinet of Ministers was granted at their meeting held in April 2020 for the issuance of orders under the foreign …
Oct 02, 2020 (LBO ) - A panel of eminent economists urged that the Government take credible and decisive action to prevent a painful debt crisis in Sri Lanka. …
Sep 30, 2020 (LBO) - The Advocata Institute has launched its latest public policy discussion series 'DeepDive'. This series commences with several …
Sep 15, 2020 (LBO) - Economies across developing Asia will contract this year for the first time in nearly six decades but recovery will resume next …
Sep 11, 2020 (LBO) – Mastercard has announced a proprietary virtual testing environment for central banks to evaluate Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) …
Aug 20, 2020 (LBO) – The Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, at its meeting held on 19 August 2020, has decided to maintain the SDFR and the …
Aug 19, 2020 (LBO) – First Capital Research (FCR) says that the Central Bank either can choose to hold policy rates steady or cut by 25 bps or 50 bps while a …
Aug 18, 2020 (LBO) - CEAT Kelani Holdings has announced that in response to the Government's policies to develop domestic industry, it has stepped up capacity …
Aug 07, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s gross official reserves have improved to 7,102.0 million US dollars by the end of July from 6,693.2 million dollars in …
Aug 06, 2020 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's GDP growth rate for the first quarter of 2020 has been estimated as 1.6 percent of negative growth rate, when compared to the …
Jul 23, 2020 (LBO) - The Tile & Sanitaryware Importers Association (TSIA), Sri Lanka’s main body established to address the grievances of tile and …
Jul 09, 2020 (LBO) – The Monetary Board of the Central Bank has decided to reduce the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending Facility …
Jul 06, 2020 (LBO) - The Central Bank, in consultation with the Government of Sri Lanka, has introduced the Saubagya Covid-19 Renaissance Loan Scheme to …
Jul 02, 2020 (LBO) - The year on year inflation as measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) is 3.9 percent in June 2020 and inflation calculated …
Jun 30, 2020 (LBO) – First Capital Research (FCR) believes that there is a higher likelihood of 90% that CBSL may provide a rate cut to ensure the continued …
Jun 25, 2020 (LBO) - Ajith Nivard Cabraal, advisor to the Prime Minister on Economic Affairs says that Sri Lanka should aim for V-shaped economic recovery and …
Jun 19, 2020 (LBO) – First Capital Research allocates a policy rate cut expectation of 100bps bringing the SDFR and SLFR to 4.50% and 5.50%, respectively. …