Sri Lanka no longer “uncomfortable” with inflation blot on economic record
Mar 10, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is no longer "uncomfortable" with the blot of high inflation in its economic record when meeting international agencies and …
Sri Lanka’s interest rates kept higher to help savers: Treasury Secretary
Mar 08, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's interest rates have been kept higher than underlying conditions required, in order to protect savers, Treasury Secretary P B …
Sri Lanka’s fastest growing firms to join US-based AllWorld Network
Mar 07, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka firms and start-ups could gain wide visibility which will win them more business and financial backing after the island joined …
Sri Lanka says UN rights report ‘fundamentally flawed’
GENEVA, March 5, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Wednesday dismissed a UN report calling for an international probe into allegations of war crimes at the end of its …
US resolution on Sri Lanka filed at UN – Update
COLOMBO, March 4, 2014 (AFP) - A US-led resolution calling for an international probe into allegations that 40,000 civilians were killed at the end of Sri …
Free trade deal will open new avenues for BIMSTEC region: Sri Lanka President
Mar 04, 2014 (LBO) - A free trade deal that is being negotiated in countries bordering the Bay of Bengal, will open new avenues for co-operation, Sri Lanka's …
Sri Lanka consumer durables group profits plunge in December
Mar 04, 2014 (LBO) - Profits at Singer Sri Lanka Plc, a consumer durables retailer, fell 71 percent to 93 million rupees in the December 2013 quarter from a …
Sri Lanka central bank plugs IFRS disclosure hole
Mar 04, 2014 (LBO) - A directive by Sri Lanka's central bank has plugged a hole in newly introduced International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) which …
Sri Lanka inflation at 2.5-pct in February by citizen index
Mar 03, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's inflation in February 2014 was measured at 2. buy avanafil online avanafil online no prescription 5 percent by an index …
Sri Lanka ‘uncomfortable’ with rights resolution
COLOMBO, February 28, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president on Friday acknowledged his discomfort at the prospect of being censured by the UN's top rights body, …
New mass grave found in Sri Lanka ahead of UN rights meet
COLOMBO, March 1, 2014 (AFP) - Another unmarked mass grave has been found in Sri Lanka's former war zone, police said Saturday, as Colombo braced for a US-led …
Sri Lanka inflation at 4.2-pct in February
Feb 28, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's consumer prices rose 4. online pharmacy buy clomiphene with best prices today in the USA 2 percent in the 12-months February …
US says Asia’s rights record poor in 2013
WASHINGTON, February 27, 2014 (AFP) - From China's crackdown on activists to flawed elections in Cambodia and widespread violence against Muslims in Myanmar, …
Sri Lanka slams UN rights chief over ‘interference’
COLOMBO, February 25, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka Tuesday accused the UN rights chief of "unwarranted interference" by calling for an international inquiry into …
Afghan President Karzai cancels Sri Lanka visit
COLOMBO, February 23, 2014 (AFP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai cancelled a two-day state visit to Sri Lanka Sunday, the foreign ministry in Colombo said, as …
Indian PM opposes release of Rajiv Gandhi killers
NEW DELHI, February 20, 2014 (AFP) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh denounced plans to free former premier Rajiv Gandhi's killers as an attack on the …
Sri Lanka prosperity up by revised index: Central Bank
Feb 20, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's prosperity has risen by 6.8 percent over 2012 according to an index compiled by the Central Bank, which has been revised with …
Sri Lanka in constant battle to keep up coin supply
Feb 20, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's central bank is battling to keep the country supplied with coins as metal prices go up and coins disappear from circulation …
Sri Lanka policy rates unchanged; credit picking up: Central Bank
Feb 17, 2014 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's central bank kept policy rates steady in February signaling that gilt rates are bottoming out but said longer term lending …
Sri Lanka banks should lend more to utilize new economic capacity: CB Governor
Feb 17, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's bank should lend more to businesses associated with ports, airports, health and information technology to make use of expanded …