Economy & Markets
New markets needed to offset Sri Lanka Tea downturn: OBG
Sept 21, 2016 (LBO) - Adverse weather conditions, combined with rising costs and greater competition, threaten to weaken Sri Lanka’s position in the global …
US Pacific Command partners with Sri Lanka on oil spill management
Sept 21, 2016 (LBO) - Experts from the U.S. Pacific Command have provided training for disaster response counterparts from Sri Lanka and Maldives on responses …
Asia stocks pull ahead, investors on edge before BOJ verdict
HONG KONG, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Asian shares got off to a tentative start on Wednesday, while the yen was steady as investors braced for the outcome of the Bank …
No liberalization of professionals under upcoming FTAs: Kelegama
Sept 20, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s bilateral free trade agreements that are currently being considered have no liberalization of professionals, a senior …
Sri Lankan rupee edges up on state bank dollar sales
Sept 20, 2016 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee gained slightly on Tuesday as a state bank sold dollars after the local currency fell due to importer …
GAAM: Foreign inflow of Rs484 mln into stocks for week
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New Zealand pledges to develop milk production in Sri Lanka
Sep 20,2016 (LBO) - New Zealand says that it will extend its full assistance to develop the milk production sector in Sri Lanka, the finance ministry said in a …
Interview: Sri Lanka stock earnings +6 pct in June quarter, valuations improve
Sept 20, 2016 (LBO) - Sri Lankan listed companies posted earnings of 49.9 billion rupees in the quarter to June, up six percent from the same quarter last …
Asia stocks waver as investors nervously await Fed, BOJ
TOKYO, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Asian shares edged lower on Tuesday as investors nervously waited on the outcomes of the Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan policy …
Sri Lankan rupee edges down on importer dollar demand; stocks fall
COLOMBO, Sept 19 (Reuters) - The Sri Lankan rupee traded weaker on Monday as importer dollar demand surpassed selling of the U. buy fildena online …
Central Bank to introduce repo transactions on electronic platform
Sept 19, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Central Bank is considering introducing the repurchase and reverse repurchase transactions to the Bloomberg electronic …
Textured Jersey executives meet investment funds in U.S.
Sept 19, 2016 (LBO) - Textured Jersey Lanka PLC executives Moiz Rehmanjee and Rodney Arland were in the U.S. last week to meet global investment funds, as part …
Asia stocks hold central bank vigil, oil bounces
SYDNEY, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Caution gripped Asian shares on Monday ahead of central bank meetings in the United States and Japan this week, while oil prices …
Sri Lanka GDP expands 2.6-pct in second quarter 2016
Sept 15, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s economy expanded 2.6 percent in the second quarter of 2016 from a year earlier, led by services activities, the state …
Sri Lankan rupee edges down on importer dollar demand
COLOMBO, Sept 15 (Reuters) - The Sri Lankan rupee traded slightly lower on Thursday as importer dollar demand surpassed exporter sales of the U.S. currency, …
Sri Lanka to set up a special unit for economic development
Sep 14, 2016 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's cabinet has approved obtaining the assistance of the Mackenzie Institute of USA to set up a Central Programme Management Unit …
Stocks waver as policy uncertainty, weaker oil sap confidence
TOKYO, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Asian stocks wavered on Thursday as investors grappled with the seemingly diminishing ability of major central banks to stimulate …
Sri Lankan rupee weaker on importer dollar demand
Sept 14, 2016 (Reuters) – The Sri Lankan rupee edged down on Wednesday as importer dollar demand surpassed mild exporter sales of the U.S. currency, dealers …