Economy & Markets

Early Lead

President Chandrika Kumaratungas United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) was leading in early returns Saturday in parliamentary elections, which saw Sri Lankans …

Edging Ahead

President Chandrika Kumaratungas United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) has so far secured just over 47 percent of the votes at Fridays parliamentary poll.The …

Power Play

The power game is far from over and will continue to play itself out after Fridays general election, say political analysts. rnrnAfter months of uncertainly …

Third Umpire

Come Friday over 4,000 monitors and 20 international observers will take up positions all islandwide to take note of another Sri Lanka election at the cost of …

Revised Edition

A new constitution for Sri Lanka through lquote extra legal measures is the answer, says the UPFA endash but political analysts look at it as lquote out of the …

Decisive Bunch

rnrnHNB rnStockbrokers Head of Research Hasitha Premaratna arrives at his conclusion on rnthree scenarios based on the districts bagged by each party.rn …

Two-Year Disinflation

Seasonal consumer price inflation in March fell by 0.8 per cent in March after falling by 0. online pharmacy buy diflucan with best prices today in the USA 7 …

Pen Sketches

President Chandrika Kumaratunga and Tamil Tiger guerrilla leader Velupillai Prabhakaran are not candidates in the poll, but their reputations and political …

Tight Finish

Sri Lanka votes Friday in an election that was meant to end a power struggle but is now widely expected to return a hung parliament that could further …

Greater Flexibility

The announcement is subject to regulatory approvals. rnrnThe bank said the five-year debenture will help lquote expand its capital base to keep in line with …

Steady Flow

Trade deficit for January grew US$ 4 mn to US$ 152 mn in 2004, as foreign inflows from tourism, ports, private transfers and net inflows of portfolio …

Saffron Revolution

Cultural pollution such as Coca-Cola and McDonalds will be spurned if the monks campaigning for this weeks elections in Sri Lanka have their way. buy symbicort …

Secure Cash

Peoples Leasing Company is coming out with a Rs. 500 mn debt paper, backed by an SL A rating from Fitch Ratings Lanka Ltd.rnrnThernLease Backed Trust …

In A Spot

Sri Lankans are still keen to keep the peace process intact, though the rising cost of living still troubles the voting public, as the country heads for a snap …

Staff Takeover

Local money broking fraternity saw some activity this week with an established firm opting for a joint partner, while another opened shop to expand its …

Waiting Game

The Banks country director, Peter Harrold, said the relatively peaceful run-up to the April 2 vote had been a blessing, but an outbreak of post-election …

Cry For Peace

His conflict with the president may have pushed Sri Lanka into early elections on April, 2, but Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says he would rather talk …

Early Leave

The Central Bank says it will issue Rs. 2 bn worth of treasury bills to the debt market as part of its borrowing programme for April.Of the Rs. 33,371 bn worth …

Taming The Tiger

Sri Lankas political groups enter next weeks elections vowing to bring the Tamil Tigers back to the table, but the parties are poles apart on how to end …

Victim Of Peace

The man who is seeking re-election as Sri Lankas prime minister at April 2 polls halted an ethnic war raging for decades, but his handling of the peace process …