Sri Lanka state withdraws controversial pension bill
June 03, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka minister of labour has withdrawn a proposed law to build a third state controlled pension fund from the salaries of private …
Sri Lanka pension bill protestor dies
June 02, 2011 (LBO) - A Sri Lankan worker who was shot while protesting a state plan to deduct more money from private sector worker salaries to build a new …
Sri Lanka central bank to restore second historic building
June 02, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's central bank which has restored a historic building in Colombo city's old quarter which features colonial era architecture …
Sri Lanka arrests police over firing at protesters
June 1, 2011 (AFP) - Two senior Sri Lankan police officers have been arrested over live rounds fired at protests against a pension bill at which 150 people …
Sri Lanka export zone to reopen Thursday
June 01, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Export Processing Zone next to the Katunayake international airport is to be reopened Thursday following violent protests by …
Sri Lanka tax collections up but revenue deficit wide in 1Q
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Sri Lanka March exports surge 54-pct
May 31, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's exports surged 54 percent in March to 1,057 million dollars, topping a billion dollars for the first time helped by a steep …
Sri Lanka inflation eases to 8.8-pct in May
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Sri Lanka ‘pension’ law not to apply to export workers: state
May 30, 2011 (LBO) - A proposed controversial 'pension' bill to strengthen state control over forced retirement savings of private sector workers will not …
Sri Lanka IFC investments upped after war
May 30, 2011 (LBO) - International Finance Corporation, the World Bank's private sector financing arm, said it could double investments in Sri Lanka to nearly …
Sri Lanka IFC in business skill push through web, mobile
May 30, 2011 (LBO) - International Finance Corporation, World Bank's private sector arm, Dialog Axiata and IBM Corporation is seeing growing use of a web based …
Sri Lanka protests against ‘pension’ rise: report
May 29, 2011 (LBO) - Protests against a controversial attempt by the state to grab long term control of private sector workers' retirement funds and deduct …
Sri Lanka inflation to fall in May
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Sri Lanka private sector urged to hire former combatants
May 23, 2011 (LBO) - An international terrorism expert has suggested Sri Lanka's private sector should employ former Tamil Tiger separatist fighters who have …
A call against ad hoc state food restrictions in new bubble
BIG SKY, May 22, 2011 (AFP) - As high food prices push millions of people into poverty, major farming nations are resisting calls to impose trade restrictions …
Sri Lanka war-torn regions to show highest nominal growth: CB Governor
May 21, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka former war-torn has shown the highest nominal growth among all regions (before inflation adjustment) after the end of a 30-year …
Top Fed official says core inflation should be dumped
May 19, 2011 (LBO) - A top US central banker has suggested that the Federal Reserve drop 'core inflation', a sham index that has been used to deceive people …
Sri Lanka holds policy interest rates
May 16, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's central bank said it is holding policy rates steady as last month's hike in the reserve ratio was effective in draining excess …
Sri Lanka govt expands overstaffed public service
May 12, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's government has created a new service within an already bloated public service to give jobs to 15,000 unemployed graduates and …
Central banks urge budget corrections: Trichet
BASEL, May 9, 2011 (AFP) - Central bankers are pressing advanced economies to gradually improve their budgets while fast growing emerging nations must guard …