ADB’s trade finance program supports medical supplies to combat COVID in Sri Lanka
May 06, 2020 (LBO) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided a guarantee for a $25 million trade loan to the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation of Sri …
May 06, 2020 (LBO) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided a guarantee for a $25 million trade loan to the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation of Sri …
May 06, 2020 (LBO) - Fitch Ratings has downgraded in May 2020 three Sri Lankan banks' issuer default ratings after it downgraded Sri Lanka's sovereign rating …
May 05, 2020 (LBO) - Sri Lanka Tourism is in the process of gathering details of all tourists, businessmen and expatriates engaged in the tourism industry of …
Kithmina Hewage and Harini Weerasekera As of January 2018, there were six million active social media users in Sri Lanka, accounting for 30% of the population. …
May 05, 2020 (LBO) - Modalities to issue temporary travel documents to undocumented workers abroad following proper authentication procedures has been agreed …
May 04, 2020 (LBO) - As the first stage of the recently pledged 200 million rupees towards urgently required ICU capacity development in hospitals selected by …
May 04, 2020 (LBO) - Sri Lanka’s oil palm cultivators can provide tangible support to the government’s efforts to promote local agriculture and import …
May 04, 2020 (LBO) - While the curfew is in force in the districts of Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara and Puttalam, the resumption of civilian life and state and …
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 29, 2020 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's MAS joins in the global efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19, protect the healthcare givers at the frontlines and give …
Apr 28, 2020 (LBO) - The clearance of cars at the Hambantota Port is slow, and the port is concerned that they would not meet the April 30th deadline for …
Apr 27, 2020 (LBO) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa enlightened the Maha Sangha on the measures taken by the Government to control the spread of COVID – 19 …
Apr 27, 2020 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's COVID-19 cases rose to 523 as the Government yesterday cancelled leave of all armed forces personnel and extended countrywide …
Apr 27, 2020 (LBO) - The Advocata Institute has previously highlighted the importance of expanding testing capacity with the engagement of the private sector. …
Apr 23, 2020 (LBO) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed a Presidential Task Force in charge of Economic Revival and Poverty Eradication. It has been …
Thisali de Silva and Nisha Arunatilake Sri Lanka has been under curfew since mid-March to contain the spread of COVID-19. As a result, economic activities …
Apr 21, 2020 (LBO) - SriLankan Airlines will operate special flights from India’s Amritsar, Coimbatore, Pakistan’s Karachi, Lahore and Nepal’s …
Bilesha Weeraratne Growing pressure on Sri Lanka’s scarce foreign exchange resources, due to the wide spread of COVID-19 across the globe, is now more real …
Chathurga Karunanayake As the deadly COVID-19 pandemic threatens the entire world, claiming thousands of lives and disrupting economic activities, it would be …
Apr 14, 2020 (LBO) - Due to the effect of COVID-19 on the tourism industry, the annual renewal of the guide license fee for the year 2021 will be waived for …