Troubled Times
As the Marxist JVP and the Sri Lanka Freedom party joined camps today, they unveiled a reform agenda including agriculture and local industry led economic …
Foreign Pressure
The rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) told representatives of donor countries and international aid agencies that the tug-of-war between the …
Winning Runs
Continuing a robust recovery, Sri Lankas export earnings clocked in a double-digit growth for the first eleven months of this year, which saw the trade deficit …
Aid Drip
The Asian Development Bank on Wednesday approved US$ 80 mn to rehabilitate conflict areas - a first such loan since the Tokyo aid parley last year.The Manila …
Bad Grade
Sri Lanka is set to score very low in a second review of the peace process by the international donor community set for January 23. The first review in …
Business Talk
Business leaders from SAARC countries are calling on the governments to initiate regional cooperation to develop eight identified areas in return for greater …
On Track
Central Bank said GDP growth was on track to meet annual target of 5.5 percent this year but warned that political instability and progress on peace would be …
Steady Run
The Central Bank, Wednesday, left growth projections of 5.5 percent for 2003 intact, but warned that key structural reforms had to go ahead to maintain the …
Hurry Up
The United States asked top Sri Lankan politicians to hurry up and sort out their differences, as the ongoing political impasse is hurting the peace process.US …
No Attachments
The Rs. 1bn will be allocated as an outright grant for rehabilitation and reconstruction in 2004, Niranjan Deva Aditya EU Parliamentarian said in a statement …
Help at Hand
ThernrnAsian Development Bank on Thursday approved a rnUS$ 80 million loan package to improve daily living conditions in the North and rnEast of Sri Lanka. …
New Money
The Ministry of Enterprise Development, Industrial Policy and Investment Promotion. is hoping to raise US$ 90 mn next year to fund the second leg of a …
Saving Face
Starting off talks on environmental conservation the World Conservation Union (IUCN) called for a change of attitude among conservationists and corporates to …
Mix and Match
The Govt., the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank are preparing a survey on the investment climate in Sri Lanka.buy flexeril online buy flexeril online …
Upward March
Continuing a robust recovery, Sri Lankas export earnings clocked in a double-digit growth for the first nine months of this year, which helped the trade …
Please Give
The government is hoping to persuade BOI firms to submit to the proposed Economic Service Charge.Finance Minister K N Choksy says the agreements with BOI firms …
Hidden Costs
World Bank is likely to chip in and help the government foot the hefty early retirement bill to off load around 300,000 public servants. rnrnrnrnrnrnrnNew Page …
Look Who’s Talking?
The main opposition Peoples Alliance is geared for Act Two of the ongoing political drama, with the President on Thursday setting a mid December deadline for …
Is It A Mirage?
The UNF government is prepared to forget the past and offer a greater role for the opposition in the current peace talks, if a consensus can be developed on …
Out Of Focus
The Treasury is taking a second look at budget proposal to slap a new tax on equity trading, following howling protest by market players.rnrnrnrnrnrnProposals …