Sri Lanka branding forum kicks off in Colombo
May 21, 2013 (LBO) - A high level conference on building resilient brands kicked off in Colombo Wednesday featuring high level speakers and panelists from Sri …
Sri Lanka conglomerates are investment brands
May 21, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lankan conglomerates that had attracted strong foreign investor interest had built resilient investment brands, top executives …
Sri Lanka Tamils defy ban on remembering war dead
COLOMBO, May 18, 2013 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's main opposition Tamil party Saturday defied a military ban and staged a commemoration of their war dead as the …
Sri Lanka business and universities forging closer links: Ceylon Chamber
May 19, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lankan firms are collaborating with universities to make new and higher value products and services, and was also consulting on …
Sri Lanka trade deficit obsession misplaced: focus
May 18, 2013(LBO) - Sri Lanka's obsession with trade deficits is misplaced because it ignores the broader exchanges including services that take place between …
Ecuador stops Sri Lanka-US migrant smuggling ring
QUITO, May 16, 2013 (AFP) - A ring that smuggled immigrants from India and Sri Lanka into the United States through Ecuador has been broken up with the arrest …
Sri Lanka says minefields cleared for re-settlement
COLOMBO, May 16, 2013 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops have completed clearing mines from all areas needed for re-settlement and farming in the island's former war …
Sri Lanka beckons foreign workers
May 17, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's post-war economic revival and tightening labour markets are throwing up opportunities for workers from abroad, including those …
Sri Lanka could improve GDP estimates, data standards: IMF
May 17, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka can improve gross domestic product calculations to be more in line with international standards and the country does not yet …
Sri Lanka’s economic exuberance wanes
COLOMBO, May 15, 2013 (AFP) - After crushing Tamil rebels four years ago Sri Lanka expected to become South Asia's tiger economy, but exuberance has given way …
Sri Lanka gets US$218mn FDI in first quarter 2013
May 14, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has received 218 million US dollars of foreign direct investments in the first quarter of 2013 and is targeting two billion …
Sri Lanka to set tax of around 10-pct for foreigners leasing land
May 14, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's new restrictions on foreign ownership of property will have provisions that will allow non-nationals investing in the country …
Bunker Edge
May 13, 2013 (LBO) - Bunker fuels sold from Sri Lanka's ports was of higher quality with less particles that damage engines on average than even Singapore but …
Sri Lanka invited to invest in textiles in Uganda, funds training centre
May 13, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has been invited to invest in textile plants in Uganda an exporter of cotton, where the companies from the island are already …
Sri Lanka in bid to boost Middle Eastern visitors
May 12, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has promoted wildlife and natural assets in the Arabian Travel Mart in Dubai this month as part of a drive to grow Middle …
Sri Lanka’s President Rajapaksa on state visit to Uganda
May 11, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa has begun a four day trip to Uganda arriving at Entebbe International Airport accompanied by a …
Innovation part of corporate DNA: 3M regional chief at Sri Lanka forum
May 11, 2013 (LBO) - Listening to the unarticulated voice of the customers of 3M has helped the firm drive innovation, which is central to its corporate …
Sri Lanka has to watch inflation, banks, taxes and draw more FDI: IMF
May 10, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has to watch inflation, bank credit, tax revenues, keep monetary policy tight and avoid guaranteeing bank forex borrowings and …
Sri Lanka cuts rates to boost credit – Update
May 10, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has cut its policy interest rate corridor by 50 basis points to 7.0 and 9.0 percent to boost credit, saying inflationary …
Japan ready to continue support for Sri Lanka: Finance Minister
Apr 03, 2013 (LBO) - Japan will continue to support Sri Lanka if peace is maintained and with the economy also on a growth path, visiting Japanese deputy prime …