Allianz Lanka supports Paralympic movement in Sri Lanka
Oct 17, 2013 (LBO) - Allianz Lanka, a unit of Germany's Allianz insurance group said it was supporting the Paralympic movement in Sri Lanka. Allianz has a …
Sri Lanka values state fixed assets
Oct 15, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is valuing fixed state assets as part of efforts to move into accrual accounting and about 75 percent of land and buildings have …
Sri Lanka opposition says will reverse casino tax holidays
Oct 15, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka stands to lose about 120 billion rupees a year from gaming revenues from planned casinos and taxes will be imposed if the …
Sri Lanka think tank releases policy report
Oct 15, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Institute of Policy Studies has released its annual 'State of the Economy' policy report. This year's report 'Sri …
US trio win Nobel Economics Prize for asset price work
STOCKHOLM, October 14, 2013 (AFP) - US trio Robert Shiller, Eugene Fama and Lars Peter Hansen won the Nobel Economics Prize on Monday for groundbreaking work …
Mongolia’s ‘eco-Nazis’ target foreign miners in rising nationalism
ULAN BATOR, October 10, 2013 (AFP) - A silver swastika hanging around his neck, Boldbaatar Gombodorj points out his targets on a map of Mongolia like a World …
Sri Lanka growth encouraging, forces in equilibrium: CB Governor
Oct 10, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's central bank is encouraged by economic activity so far and the focus is shifting to the next year, Governor Nivard Cabraal …
Sri Lanka Commonwealth meet targets US$2bn in investments: official
Oct 09, 2013 (LBO) - A business forum coinciding with the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka is targeting about 2 billion US dollars …
Canada threatens to pull Commonwealth funding
NUSA DUA, October 8, 2013 (AFP) - Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper has threatened to withdraw funding for the Commonwealth in an escalating row over …
Australia’s new PM to head to Commonwealth despite boycott call
NUSA DUA, October 7, 2013 (AFP) - Australia's new prime minister said Monday he would attend a Commonwealth summit next month despite calls for a boycott over …
Sri Lanka urban price index up 9.7-pct in September
Oct 04, 2013 (LBO) - Consumer prices in Sri Lanka's urban centres rose 9.7 percent in the 12-month to September slowing from 9.9 percent in August, an index …
Sri Lanka future ready enterprise summit kicks off
Oct 04, 2013 (LBO) - A high level conference on building 'future ready enterprises' kicked off in Colombo where over 40 resource persons from Sri Lanka and the …
Sri Lanka rescues Australia-bound boatpeople
COLOMBO, October 4, 2013 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's navy has rescued 70 would-be illegal immigrants drifting on the high seas in the country's first detected case of …
Sri Lanka to grow 6.8-pct in 2013, inflation 7.0-pct: ADB
Oct 03, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's economy is forecasted to grow 6.8 percent in 2013 and inflation would be 7.0 percent, the Asian Development Bank said in …
Gold prices could fall further: Fitch Ratings
Oct 03, 2013 (LBO) - Gold prices could fall below 1,200 US dollars an ounce as the United States withdraws exceptional money printing operations and …
Sri Lanka policies help aged: UN backed study
Oct 02, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's decades long spending in education and health has made the lot of the aged among the best in Asia, a United Nations backed …
Sri Lanka’s capital to get better water supply: ADB
Oct 01, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's capital Colombo and surrounding areas will get 24 hour water supply and water losses will be plugged under a new program …
Building future ready enterprises in Sri Lanka
Sept 30, 2013 (LBO) - Some of Sri Lanka’s best brains from corporate, academic and research communities and panelists from the region will share their …
Sri Lanka inflation at 6.2 percent in September
Sept 30, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's consumer prices rose 6. online pharmacy buy cymbalta with best prices today in the USA 2 percent in September 2013 from a …
Sri Lanka President meets US business networking group
Sept 27, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa had met representatives of the Business Council of International Understanding, a US-based …