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Central Bank Governor Sunil Mendis says private sector members of the Monetary Board are not pushing to keep real interest rates negative
Central Bank Governor Sunil Mendis says private sector members of the Monetary Board are not pushing to keep real interest rates negative, and Board decisions …
Sri Lankan government admits it is in a foreign exchange crisis, shackled by a backward looking policy framework which has put reforms and the peace process in a limbo
Sri Lanka's opposition United National Party warned that by printing money, and keeping interest rates artificially low, while foreign reserves are dwindling, …
HDFC Bank picks up A (sri) rating from Fitch for its upcoming Rs. 500 mn debt issue
State housing giant, HDFC Bank picked up a A (sri) rating from Fitch Ratings Lanka for its upcoming Rs. 500 mn four year unsecured debenture issue. buy lexapro …
Sri Lanka Telecom gets top billings from international rating agencies Fitch and Standard & Poor’s
International credit rating agencies, Standard & Poor's and Fitch, have assigned investment grade ratings for Sri Lanka Telecom. International credit rating …
Buddhist monk pleads for the release of Sri Lankan hostage
Sri Lanka's influential Buddhist clergy Sunday appealed for the release of a truck driver taken hostage in Iraq, saying the island traditionally has had …
Norway set to launch a new bid to save Sri Lanka peace process
Norway will this week launch yet another bid to save Sri Lanka's tottering peace process amid fears for the Oslo-brokered ceasefire that went into effect in …
Tamil Tigers resist foreign aid pressure amid fresh diplomatic moves
Tamil Tiger rebels have warned foreign aid donors not to interfere in Sri Lanka's faltering peace bid amid fresh diplomatic moves to salvage the process, a …
Give tax breaks to companies that do good deeds, says local legal eagle
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Norway says Sri Lanka peace hopes dim, offers exit route
Peace broker Norway Thursday said it would ask Sri Lanka's feuding parties if they wanted to resume talks as Tamil Tiger rebels warned foreign aid donors not …
Cashed trapped Treasury is considering a proposal to mandate those who own a car, house, credit card and a mobile phone to open a tax file
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Sri Lanka president to visit India
Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga will arrive in India Wednesday on her first visit to the northern neighbour since a Congress-led coalition …
A 38 percent higher fuel bill is burning a hole in the island’s balance of trade
A 38 percent higher fuel bill is burning a hole in the island’s pocket, driving up its trade deficit to US$ 1.46 billion by August, up US$ 586 million from a …
The international donor community could cut the strings attached to US$ 4.5 bn in aid
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Angry Muslims quit peace panel and declare ‘war’ on Sri Lanka President
Sri Lanka's main Muslim party Monday withdrew from a peace panel set up by President Chandrika Kumaratunga and declared "all out war" against her for allegedly …
Govt. scrambles to sign up aid commitments as deadlock over peace talks drags on
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Relatives, Muslims appeal for release of Sri Lankan hostage in Iraq
Relatives of Sri Lankan truck driver Dinesh Dharmendran Rajaratnam appealed on Sunday to his captors in Iraq to free him, saying he had been forced to work …
Canadian mission to reopen amid protests over disrobing monks
Canada's mission in Sri Lanka is to re-open, a week after an anthrax scare sparked a diplomatic crisis which deepened Friday after Buddhist monks described how …
Hemas profits pick up amidst inflationary pressures for its key personal and healthcare units
Healthy returns from the personal and healthcare units boosted Hemas Holdings net profits up eight percent to Rs. 149 mn during the second quarter ending 2005. …
Iraqi militants holds Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi hostage
The Islamic Army in Iraq has announced it abducted a driver from Sri Lanka and another from Bangladesh who work for a Kuwaiti company, Al-Jazeera television …