India’s growth slips to 6.9-pct in 2Q
NEW DELHI, Dec 2 (AsiaPulse) - Confirming a slowdown, India's economic growth rate slipped to 6.9 per cent in the second quarter this fiscal year, the lowest …
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Resigned
Dec 01, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Securities and Exchange Commission chief Indrani Sugathadasa has resigned, within weeks of the watchdog's director general …
Sri Lanka mulls more agriculture export zones
Nov 29, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka plans to set up more dedicated 'agro export zones' to help promote export of agricultural produce by private sector exporters. …
China agri firm to buy Pakistan farmland
ISLAMABAD, (AsiaPulse) - China Green, considered that country's biggest private agriculture company, is looking to buy 10,000 acres of farmland in Pakistan on …
Indian onion farmers hit by state meddling
NEW DELHI, Nov 28 (AsiaPulse) - Moves by the Indian government to further reduce the export price of onion from US$350 a tonne stems from a steep 24 per cent …
India hikes foreign currency deposit rates
MUMBAI, Nov 28 (AsiaPulse) - Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday hiked interest rates on Non-Resident (External) Rupee term deposits and Foreign Currency …
Sri Lanka storms kills 16, over 30 missing
Nov 26, 2011 (LBO) - Heavy rain and strong winds that lashed Sri Lanka yesterday had left 16 people dead and at least 33 missing in several parts of Sri Lanka, …
India FDI up 41-pt to US$22.5bn to September
NEW DELHI, Nov 25 (AsiaPulse) - Foreign Direct Investment in India surged by 41 per cent to US$22.5 billion during the January-September period this year, …
Sri Lanka tea prices fall
Nov 25, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lankan tea prices fell at this week's Colombo auctions with reduced demand and brokers saying the island is unlikely to match last …
Indian firms look for cost savings as rupee falls
NEW DELHI, Nov 24 (AsiaPulse) - Indian FMCG firms are turning to efficient cost management and local procurement of raw materials to offset increasing pressure …
India power ministry drops Ernst & Young for evaluation errors
NEW DELHI, Nov 23 (AsiaPulse) - India's Power Ministry has banned international consulting firm Ernst & Young (E&Y) from taking up any further assignments in …
Sri Lanka sugar plantation takeover seen “illegal”
Nov 23, 2011 (LBO) - A listed Sri Lankan sugar plantation that is among businesses taken over by government under a new expropriation law has said the seizure …
India to privatize oil firm
NEW DELHI, Nov 21 (AsiaPulse) - India's Disinvestment Ministry says it has received in-principle clearance from the Petroleum Ministry to proceed with the sale …
Sri Lanka to give incentives for rice export, aquaculture
Nov 21, 2011 (LBO) - The state will give incentives to process rice for export, aquaculture in especially in former war torn areas in the east of the island, …
Sri Lanka to distribute unused plantation land among small farmers
Nov 21, 2011 (LBO) - The Sri Lankan government is to take back 37,000 acres of unused land from regional plantations companies and distribute it to small …
Legal Basis
Nov 20, 2011 (LBO) - A Sri Lankan activist who had petitioned courts to review an expropriation law says recent interpretations given by state spokesmen may …
Indian govt, to moot South Asian postal union
NEW DELHI, (AsiaPulse) - The Indian government is likely to discuss the proposal to form South Asian Postal Union, a move that will enhance regional …
Malaysia sovereign fund to invest in India
MUMBAI, (Asia Pulse) - Khazanah Nasional, the sovereign wealth fund of the Malaysian government, plans to invest in sectors like financial services, …
Naughty lemmings upset global warming beliefs
PARIS, November 18, 2011 (AFP) - Really, it's enough to drive a climate scientist over the edge. In past years, satellite images have shown a perceptible …
Sri Lanka based seed bank under SAARC common standard
Nov 18, 2011 (LBO) - A seed bank to be set up in Sri Lanka will operate under common standards to be developed by countries in the South Asian Association for …