Sri Lanka employers should have closer dialogue with workers: ILO

Mar 02, 2010 (LBO) – Businesses can ride out economic downturns easier by having stronger relations with their workers through collective bargaining; an …

Sri Lanka overall budget deficit nears 10.3-pct of GDP in 2009

Mar 02, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's budget deficit for 2009 has exceeded 10.2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), with a planned 7.0 percent deficit derailed …

Sri Lanka plans 8-pct budget deficit for 2010: fiscal report

Mar 02, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is planning a budget with a deficit of about eight percent of gross domestic product for 2010, a finance ministry report said, …

Sri Lanka bank chief on lawmaker list

March 01, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's NDB Bank said its chief executive Eran Wickremaratne is on the so-called 'national list' of the main opposition United …

Protest outside British embassy in Sri Lanka

March 1, 2010 (AFP) - Hundreds of Sri Lankan ruling party activists demonstrated outside the British High Commission in Colombo on Monday, denouncing what they …

Sri Lanka aid donors urged not to give ‘blank cheque’

March 01, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka should not be given a "blank cheque" to revive its war-torn economy unless the political problem that generated the conflict …

IMF backs Sri Lanka central bank stance

Feb 26, 2010 (LBO) - The International Monetary Fund, which put a deal with Sri Lanka on the shelf till at least May on a runaway budget, has backed the …

Sri Lanka inflation gathers speed to 6.9-pct in Feb

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Sri Lanka crackdown shreds hopes of reconciliation

February 25, 2010 (AFP) - In the afterglow of his thumping re-election last month, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse promised to build a strong and …

Top Sri Lanka economist seeks parliamentary entry

Feb 26, 2010 (LBO) - Top Sri Lanka economist Harsha de Silva has been nominated as a candidate from the main opposition United National Party for parliamentary …

Sri Lanka IMF loan tranche held back on runaway budget

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Sri Lanka civil rights body warns of growing repression

Feb 24, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Civil Rights Movement (CRM) said recent attacks on peaceful anti-government protestors by government supporters indicated an …

Sri Lanka watching inflation: CB Governor

Feb 23, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is concerned about inflation but is expecting pressure on the monetary system to ease after April following the island's …

Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court refuses to free Fonseka

February 23, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Supreme Court refused Tuesday to order the release of detained opposition leader and former army chief Sarath Fonseka as …

World Bank, Shakira join forces to aid young children

WASHINGTON, February 22, 2010 (AFP) - The World Bank and Grammy Award-winning singer Shakira teamed up Monday in a 300-million-dollar joint initiative aimed at …

Sri Lanka urged to be more transparent in business

Feb 23, 2010 (LBO) - The top US diplomat in Sri Lanka said the country should address the issue of greater transparency in business dealings to build investor …

Sri Lanka business loans grows in December: data

Feb 22, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's loans from commercial banks to private businesses expanded in December 2009 continuing a credit recovery that started in …

Sri Lanka needs more business freedom, says top entrepreneur

Feb 22, 2010 (LBO) - People who are quick witted can develop business opportunities in Sri Lanka by challenging state or private controls and by busting …

Sri Lanka former war zone seen as economic catalyst

Feb 22, 2010 (LBO) - The revival of Sri Lanka's northern and eastern provinces can position them as economic catalysts for the country in the long term, its …

Sri Lanka to stop value added tax refunds to 1700 firms: report

Feb 21, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's revenue office will stop refunding value added taxes (VAT) to 1725 firms on the grounds that they have not submitted documents …