Safer roads to add over USD1 Tn to South Asian economies
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 …
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) – With the recovery in economic activity and company earnings, First Capital Research (FCR) expects an upward trend in the capital market …
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 19, 2020 (LBO) – Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka has commenced a series of meetings with capital market stakeholders to discuss issues in …
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 17, 2020 (LBO) - HNB Finance Limited’s initial public offering through an offer for sale of 10 million ordinary voting shares at 5.70 rupees per share …
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 …
By Jekhan Aruliah Does Sri Lanka need more university graduates? Sri Lanka has tens of thousands of unemployed graduates. Every now and then the government …
HNB Finance Limited, a licensed finance company has obtained approval from the Colombo Stock Exchange to list its voting and non-voting ordinary shares. The …
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 06, 2020 (LBO) – The Ceylon Dollar Bond Fund that invests exclusively in the Sri Lankan government issued International Sovereign Bonds (ISB), and SLDBs …
Mobitel and Thuru’s joint project - ‘Reforestation through Technology’ - has been shortlisted for the ‘Best Mobile Innovation for Climate Action …