Chemical Move

Dec 20, 2010 (LBO) - Qatar Petrochemical Company (QAPCO) has opened an office in Sri Lanka to which it supplies ethylene and polyethylene products mainly to …

Sri Lanka has good economic prospects, if deficits are cut: World Bank

Dec 19, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has good growth prospects if deficit spending can be reduced allowing the economy to be stable, and can also expect more …

Sri Lanka to get funding from higher cost window: World Bank

Dec 18, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has qualified to get loans from a higher cost window of the World Bank amid rising incomes, which will double access to annual …

Sri Lanka rights probe urged by US lawmakers

WASHINGTON, December 18, 2010 (AFP) - Dozens of US lawmakers on Friday urged a global probe into alleged rights violations by Sri Lanka in the last stages of …

Sri Lanka economy expands 8.0-pct in 3Q, 2010: Statistics office

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Sri Lanka denies move to ban national anthem in Tamil

December 13, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka denied on Monday plans to outlaw the singing of the national anthem in Tamil after the main minority party raised strong …

Sri Lanka policy rates steady as inflation rise

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Sri Lanka budget, reforms on track, inflation rising: IMF

Dec 14, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's 2010 state spending is on track with a planned 8.0 percent of gross domestic product deficit, and a new budget for next year …

Sri Lankan firms tap unemployed youth in lagging region

Dec 14, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lankan companies seeking to fill vacancies held a job fair in the southern Wellawaya region, an economically neglected part of the …

Sri Lanka Tamils concerned over national anthem report

December 13, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamils expressed concern on Monday over a media report suggesting that the government was set to ban singing the national …

Sri Lanka said keen on public-private partnerships

Dec 13, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is keen on partnerships between the public and private sectors in developing its economy, the International Finance Corporation, …

Sri Lanka spice firm registers trademark over McDonalds objection: report

Dec 12, 2010 (LBO) - Lanka Spice Limited, a Sri Lankan-based spice firm has successfully registered its trademark 'McCurrie' over objection of McDonalds, a …

Sri Lanka policy consistency seen needed for investor confidence

Dec 11, 2010 (LBO) – Sri Lanka should have consistent government policies to increase private sector confidence to invest more in the economy which in …

Sri Lanka authorities appeal for help over ‘tsunami baby’

December 9, 2010 (AFP) - A six-year-old girl found at a house in Colombo is believed to have been sold by a hospital worker soon after the 2004 Indian Ocean …

Ukraine to attend Nobel ceremony after public pressure

KIEV, December 9, 2010 (AFP) - Ukraine will send a diplomat to the Nobel peace prize ceremony for jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiabo, a foreign ministry …

Sri Lanka slain customs officer given integrity award

Dec 10, 2010 (LBO) - A Sri Lankan customs officer who was gunned down after he exposed corruption in the customs service was posthumously awarded the National …

Fuel Switch

Dec 09, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is looking closely at using liquefied natural gas (LNG) for power generation and transport, according to a note by the island's …

Sri Lanka labour unions kept pacified: CB governor

Dec 08, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lankan government efforts to prevent labour trouble in recent years despite tough economic conditions should be considered part of its …

Sri Lanka to borrow USD760mn for roads from China

Dec 09, 2010 (LBO) - Sri Lanka will borrow 760 million US dollars from two state-banks in China to upgrade more than one thousand kilometres of roads in the …

Opening Shot

Dec 08, 2010 (LBO) - Shares of Sri Lankan liquid petroleum gas supplier Laugfs Gas, sold at 23 rupees in a public offer, opened higher but came under selling …