Sri Lanka seen as China marketing hub
Feb 23, 2009 (LBO) – Chinese businesses are eying Sri Lanka's regional and international trade concessions and strategic geographical location as a …
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Sri Lanka Nov 08 industrial exports rise; tea, rubber shipments fall
Jan 07, 2009 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's exports in November 2008 rose 11.buy azithromycin online buy azithromycin online no prescription 6 percent to 645 million …
Sri Lanka October exports up 6-pct
Dec 11, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's export earnings in October grew 5. buy levofloxacin online …
Sri Lanka listed for GSP+ extension subject to probe outcome
Dec 11, 2008 (LBO) - The European Commission has listed Sri Lanka among countries to which it is extending from next year the GSP Plus duty free trade deal but …
Sri Lanka GSP+ extended till probe over
Dec 02, 2008 (LBO) – Trade concessions from the European Union have been extended till about the middle of next year until a probe on Sri Lanka's …
Sri Lanka export earnings fall in September
Nov 21, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's exports earnings in September fell 9.4 percent to 652 million US dollars from a year ago on lower demand from the US and other …
Go green to fight climate and financial crises: Greenpeace
BERLIN, October 27, 2008 (AFP) - Greenpeace unveiled a global action plan Monday it said would not only improve the world's energy mix and stop climate change …
IMF says Hungary to get ‘substantial financing package’
WASHINGTON, October 26, 2008 (AFP) - The head of the International Monetary Fund Dominique Strauss-Kahn announced on Sunday that a "substantial financing …
Tokyo stocks tumble to 26-year low
TOKYO, October 27, 2008 (AFP) - Japan's Nikkei stock index on Monday fell to a level last seen in 1982 before the economic bubble era, tracking heavy losses on …
Markets tumble despite G7, IMF moves
TOKYO, October 27, 2008 (AFP) - Growing fears of global recession sent share and oil prices plummeting Monday as markets shrugged off new moves to protect …
Iceland asks IMF for funds to stem financial crisis
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 …
Finance crisis inflicts more pain; IMF to get more business
WASHINGTON, October 24, 2008 (AFP) - The global financial crisis inflicted more pain Friday on a wide range of corporate sectors, prompting heavy losses in …
Emerging market strains remove props for global markets
PARIS, October 24, 2008 (AFP) - Emerging market countries, their once vibrant economies now under increased strain in the global finance crisis, can no longer …
Methanol laced hooch kills in Vietnam
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 …
India’s Jet Airways flies into Q2 losses
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 …
World leaders call for reform as markets overpower paper central banks, govts.
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 …
OPEC confident member countries will abide by cuts: president
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 …
Wall Street plunges amid global meltdown
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 …
Yen in 13-year high over US dollar
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 …