Sri Lanka external stability: retaining investor confidence is key: Moody’s

Mar 16, 2013 (LBO) - Retaining the confidence of external portfolio investors in key to maintaining stability in the exchange rate and balance of payments, …

Sri Lanka offers tax-free zone at new airport

MATTALA, Sri Lanka (AFP) - Sri Lanka is turning its newest international airport opening Monday into a tax-free zone to attract aviation-related industries, a …

Sri Lanka casino tax cut under fire

Mar 16, 2013 (LBO) - A proposal to lift a series of taxes from casinos and impose only a five percent tax has drawn fire from Sri Lanka's main opposition, as …

Sri Lanka legislative change would promote fiscal irresponsibility: legislator

Mar 15, 2013 (LBO) - Proposed changes to law aimed at restraining excessive spending by Sri Lanka's rulers will promote fiscal irresponsibility and also …

Sri Lanka GDP grew 6.4-pct in 2012: census dept

Mar 15, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's gross domestic product grew 6.4 percent in 2012, slowing from 8.2 percent in 2011, with industry growing 10. buy metformin …

Sri Lanka faces slower growth and external pressure: Moody’s

Mar 13, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is facing higher external pressure due to lack on a program with the International Monetary Fund and also slower growth, Moody's …

Sri Lanka prices not to fall after dropping ‘halal’ label

Mar 12, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's influential Ceylon Chamber of Commerce announced that the cost of halal certification was so "insignificant" that it was not …

Halal food label withdrawn in Sri Lanka after protests

March 11, 2013 (AFP) - Islamic clerics announced the withdrawal of a halal labelling system for food in Sri Lanka on Monday "in the interests of peace" after …

Credit Limits

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Queen urged to boycott Sri Lanka summit over killing

COLOMBO, March 8, 2013 (AFP) - An English politician Friday urged the Queen to boycott the Commonwealth summit in Colombo later this year to protest against …

Sri Lanka citizen group calls for halt to anti-Muslim nationalism

Mar 08, 2013 (LBO) - Friday Forum, a Sri Lankan citizen's group has asked the administration to take steps to stop rising fascist-nationalist actions directed …

Sri Lanka war refugees helped by Japan

Mar 06, 2013 (LBO) - More than 98,000 war refugees who have returned to former war zones in northern Sri Lanka will be helped though a 4 million US dollar …

Sri Lanka to continue relaxing exchange controls: CB governor

March 03, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka will continue to liberalise foreign exchange controls to encourage the investments needed to maintain high economic growth, …

Nothing There

Mar 01, 2013 (LBO) - Cairn Lanka (Pvt) Ltd has not found any oil in its fourth exploration well, its parent company said in a stock exchange filing. online …

Sri Lanka to double pay to graduate recruits: report

Feb 28, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka will soon double the pay of around 50,000 unemployable graduates absorbed into state service to 23,000 rupees a month, a media …

Sri Lanka’s inflation 9.8-pct in February 2013

Feb 28, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's consumer prices rose 9.buy levaquin online buy levaquin online no prescription 8 percent in February 2013 from a year earlier, …

Sri Lanka Treasuries yields flat

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Sri Lanka should watch debt, contingent, liabilities: IMF

Feb 26, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka should be careful about mounting external liabilities and reserve adequacy, with national debt already on the "high side" at …

Capital Costs

Feb 24, 2013 (LBO) - An upgrade to Sri Lanka's 50,000 barrels refinery a day involving doubling of is capacity and boosting light distillate yields could cost …

Fuel Hike

Feb 23, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's state-run Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has raised petrol by 3.0 rupees to 162 rupees a liter and auto diesel by 6.0 rupees …