Indian PM concerned over civilians caught in Sri Lanka conflict
NEW DELHI, October 18, 2008 (AFP) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday told Sri Lanka he was deeply concerned about the "deteriorating humanitarian …
NEW DELHI, October 18, 2008 (AFP) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday told Sri Lanka he was deeply concerned about the "deteriorating humanitarian …
WASHINGTON, October 17, 2008 (AFP) - Asian economies may have to consider guaranteeing bank deposits as a defensive option against global market turmoil …
Oct 17, 2008 (LBO) - An international conflict watchdog has urged the Sri Lankan government to ensure greater fairness and preference to local businesses in …
October 17, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka said Friday it would destroy a consignment of more than five tonnes of rotting rice and lentils meant for victims of the …
Oct 16, 2008 (LBO) - Changing Sri Lankan middle class consumer habits and inflation reducing spending power is forcing consumer goods marketers to change …
LONDON, October 16, 2008 (AFP) - Oil prices slumped further on Thursday, with Brent crude sliding below 68 dollars a barrel to the lowest level for more than …
NEW YORK, October 15, 2008 (AFP) - The United States has slipped into recession, the head of the San Francisco branch of the Federal Reserve, the nation's …
LONDON, October 15, 2008 (AFP) - The price of oil slumped below 72 dollars on Wednesday, its lowest level for more than 13 months, as recession fears raised …
CHENNAI, October 15, 2008 (AFP) - A group of MPs from southern India have threatened to quit unless the government intervenes to halt "atrocities" against …
WASHINGTON, October 14, 2008 (AFP) - Paul Krugman, winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize for economics, said Monday in an interview with National Public Radio (NPR) …
SINGAPORE, October 14, 2008 (AFP) - The US financial system is already in the emergency ward and will move into intensive care, Paul Volcker, former chairman …
Oct 13, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's World Bank office says the spouse of country director has been hired by the island's securities watchdog by a …
BRUSSELS, October 13, 2008 (AFP) - The European Union and IMF stand read to help Hungary's government with financial support if needed after its currency, the …
SYDNEY, October 13, 2008 (AFP) - Australia is considering formally declaring Sri Lanka's separatist Tamil Tigers a terrorist group, Foreign Minister Stephen …
LONDON, October 13, 2008 (AFP) - World leaders must meet to agree a new Bretton Woods system, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Monday, referring to the …
Oct 13, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's government hopes to raise an additional two billion rupees a year in tax revenue through a recent increase in excise tax, a …
NEW YORK, October 11, 2008 (AFP) - Wall Street's worst meltdown in recent memory ended the week with a whimper, leaving panicked investors wondering whether …
LONDON, October 10, 2008 (AFP) - Global stocks went into a tailspin on Friday, with double-digit losses in Frankfurt, London and Tokyo, on widespread fears …
PARIS, October 8, 2008 (AFP) - European Central Bank Chief Jean-Claude Trichet urged financial markets to "collect" themselves Wednesday after Wall Street and …
Oct 09, 2008 (LBO) - The World Bank has said Sri Lanka's agriculture sector is being held back by wrong policies that place a heavy reliance on subsidies and …