We cannot allow irrational laws to impede our economy: President
May 15, 2020 (LBO) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that irrational laws should not obstruct the policies formulated to achieve the economic objectives of …
May 15, 2020 (LBO) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that irrational laws should not obstruct the policies formulated to achieve the economic objectives of …
Apr 29, 2020 (LBO) - Former Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera in a letter to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has urged him to exercise his powers as the Head …
Apr 23, 2020 (LBO) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed a Presidential Task Force in charge of Economic Revival and Poverty Eradication. It has been …
Apr 06, 2020 (LBO) - Presided by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a discussion took place at the Presidential Secretariat to review the progress of the COVID-19 …
Apr 03, 2020 (LBO) – The Monetary Board of the Central Bank today decided to reduce the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending …
Kithmina Hewage Over a quarter of the world’s population is currently under movement restrictions. For the first time in recent human history, coronavirus …
Mar 16, 2020 (LBO) – The Monetary Board of Sri Lanka's Central Bank at an urgent meeting held today has decided to reduce the Standing Deposit Facility Rate …
Mar 13, 2020 (LBO) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa requested the heads of research organizations to find ways and means to uplift a small country like Sri Lanka …
Mar 11, 2020 (LBO) - Fitch Ratings will review the National Ratings assigned to the issues of Tier 2 debt of Sri Lankan banks and non-bank financial …
Mar 05, 2020 (LBO) - The Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, at its meeting held on 04 March 2020, decided to maintain the Standing Deposit …
Mar 05, 2020 (LBO) - Accelerating our economic development is the primary challenge facing Sri Lanka today and most of the security issues that Sri Lanka has …
Feb 24, 2020 (LBO) – The Monetary Board of Sri Lanka's Central Bank has decided to discontinue the compilation of SLIBOR with effect from 01 July 2020. The …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Jan 30, 2020 (LBO) – Monetary Board of the Central Bank has decided to reduce the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending Facility …
Jan 28, 2020 (LBO) – First Capital Research assigns 80 percent probability for no change in policy rates amidst recently provided tax revisions and other …
Jan 16, 2020 (LBO) - Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s said it revised its outlook on Sri Lanka’s credit rating to negative from stable, citing …
Jan 14, 2020 (LBO) - The World Bank has forecast Sri Lanka’s economic growth for 2020 at 3.3 percent, the bank said in a statement. online pharmacy buy …
Jan 06, 2020 (LBO) – Central Bank Governor Professor W D Lakshman urged Sri Lanka’s banking sector to rethink its credit disbursement policies, as the …