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Oct 27, 2008 (LBO) - Stopping the flow of funds for terrorist activities is a key part of the effort to fight terrorism, Sri Lankan central bank governor Ajith …
Oct 27, 2008 (LBO) - Stopping the flow of funds for terrorist activities is a key part of the effort to fight terrorism, Sri Lankan central bank governor Ajith …
Oct 27, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Hayleys group has tied up with UK based Edgo Merap to enter the oil and gas industry support services industry, the …
WASHINGTON, October 26, 2008 (AFP) - The head of the International Monetary Fund Dominique Strauss-Kahn announced on Sunday that a "substantial financing …
MANILA, October 26, 2008 (AFP) - Amid dire predictions that trade will slow next year due to the global financial crisis, hundreds of Filipino seamen still …
Oct 25, 2008 (LBO) - The global economic crisis may reduce information technology outsource work for companies in Sri Lanka but at the same time generate new …
REYKJAVIK, October 24, 2008 (AFP) - Iceland asked the International Monetary Fund to help it overcome a crippling banking crisis with a loan of two billion …
WASHINGTON, October 24, 2008 (AFP) - The global financial crisis inflicted more pain Friday on a wide range of corporate sectors, prompting heavy losses in …
PARIS, October 24, 2008 (AFP) - Emerging market countries, their once vibrant economies now under increased strain in the global finance crisis, can no longer …
HANOI, October 25, 2008 (AFP) - At least 11 Vietnamese men have died after drinking suspect alcohol in Ho Chi Minh City over the past month, state media said …
MUMBAI, October 25, 2008 (AFP) - Jet Airways, India's biggest domestic airline, reported Saturday a second-quarter net loss from a profit in the same period a …
BEIJING, October 25, 2008 (AFP) - World leaders vowed Saturday to overhaul the global financial system in the face of recession fears, but US President George …
TOKYO, October 24, 2008 (AFP) - The US dollar tumbled to a 13-year low against the yen in Asian trade on Friday as investors sought refuge amid rising fears of …
MUMBAI, October 24, 2008 (AFP) - India's central bank kept its key interest rates steady on Friday but declared it was ready to take "unconventional and swift" …
Oct 23, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s tourism promotion agency will market Sri Lanka to Indians on a state by state basis, with the Gujarat in Andhra …
VIENNA, October 24, 2008 (AFP) - OPEC President Chakib Khelil expressed confidence on Friday that the oil cartel's members would stand by their commitments to …
NEW YORK, October 24, 2008 (AFP) - US shares plunged Friday amid a wave of panic selling and a meltdown in share prices around the world on rising fears of a …
SYDNEY, October 24, 2008 (AFP) - Australian investment firms have frozen an estimated 12 billion dollars (7.8 billion US) in investors' funds to stem an exodus …
Oct 24, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's central bank says there were some measures to protect the banking sector from a financial 'cyclone' that is sweeping the world …
EW YORK, October 22, 2008 (AFP) - Crude oil prices careened lower Wednesday after surging US energy reserves highlighted falling demand in a cooling global …
Oct 23, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Sampath Bank's consolidated September quarter profits grew 48.1 percent to 395.3 million while revenues grew 23.8 …