Sri Lanka’s CPC breaks even in 2013: minister

Dec 31, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's state-run Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has reached break even status in 2013, after a 60 million US dollar legacy oil …

Sri Lanka inflation at 4.7-pct in December 2013

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Sri Lanka deports Indian reporter covering ex-warzone

COLOMBO, December 28, 2013 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Saturday deported an Indian journalist arrested on a charge of working in the island's former war zone without …

Christians increasingly under threat: Catholic observers

VATICAN CITY, December 25, 2013 (AFP) - Thousands of Christians are killed every year because of their faith and the persecution is becoming more widespread, …

Bolivia leader — an ex-child worker — opposes child labor age

LA PAZ, December 23, 2013 (AFP) - President Evo Morales said Monday he opposed any outright ban on child labor or setting a minimum age for workers in Bolivia …

Sri Lanka IMF rep gets warm send-off

Dec 23, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's resident representative from the International Monetary Fund, Koshy Mathai got a warm send off from authorities in the island …

Sri Lanka US$74mn water supply system deal to US firm

Dec 23, 2013 (LBO) - Tetra Tech Inc, a US based firm said it had won a 74 million US dollar contract from Sri Lanka to build a water supply and treatment …

Sri Lanka will have to reverse de-liberalization for growth: Razeen Sally

Dec 20, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka will have to reverse a recent trend of de-liberalization to spur growth to high levels and work towards greater macro-stability, …

Emerging markets sees end of good times: Razeen Sally

Dec 19, 2013 (LBO) - Emerging markets are seeing the end of almost a decade of good times as the lack of new reforms to spur economic activity takes its toll, …

Malaysia investor to buy Sri Lanka’s APIIT

Dec 18, 2013 (LBO) - A Malaysia based private equity firm linked to the state is in talks to acquire APIIT Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, a Sri Lanka based tertiary …

Sri Lanka re-issues investment approvals on casino resorts

Dec 18, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has re-issued notices on tax concessions to three casino resorts with no mention of gaming being made, after initial investment …

Sri Lanka and Kenya ink deals in tourism, trade and economic co-operation

Dec 15, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka and Kenya has signed agreements in tourism, trade, economic, commercial and technical co-operation during a four day state visit …

EU bank watchdog warns over Bitcoin

LONDON, December 13, 2013 (AFP) - The European Union's banking watchdog on Friday issued a warning over virtual currency trading amid huge swings in the value …

Church warns of ‘foreign intervention’ in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, December 11, 2013 (AFP) - The Catholic church Wednesday warned Sri Lanka's government of foreign intervention unless it worked towards reconciliation …

G8 ministers meet on dementia time-bomb

LONDON, December 11, 2013 (AFP) - Health ministers from the G8 nations were meeting in London on Wednesday to tackle what experts warn is a dementia time-bomb, …

Moody’s acquires Amba

Dec 11, 2013 (LBO) - US-based Moody's Corporation said it had acquired Amba Investment Services, a securities research outsourcing firm that has operations in …

BOI investor services unit at new location

Dec 10, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Board of Investment said its investor service department had been shifted to the 6th floor of Colombo's World Trade Centre …

Sri Lanka unemployment up amid higher female participation

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Commerce ministers approve landmark WTO trade deal

NUSA DUA, December 7, 2013 (AFP) - Commerce ministers on Saturday approved a trade deal securing a new lease on life for the World Trade Organization which …

Sri Lanka warned on negative effects of import substitution

Dec 06, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's drive towards trade restrictions and import substitution may hurt the country, as autarky has consistently failed elsewhere, …