Sri Lanka’s central bank restores cash facility to calm markets; emergency 50bp rate hike
September 28, 2006 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's central bank Thursday regained control of the country's runaway short-term rates by restoring a standing liquidity …
September 28, 2006 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's central bank Thursday regained control of the country's runaway short-term rates by restoring a standing liquidity …
September 28, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's economy expanded 7.2 percent for the second quarter of this year, on the back of good rainfall and higher export …
Sept 28, 2006 (LBO) - Sri Lanka should hedge oil prices to mitigate negative effects on the economy, by entering into contracts with foreign banks, the …
Sept 28, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's peace broker Norway stepped up moves to arrange face-to-face talks after the government accepted a pledge by the rebel Tamil …
Sept 28, 2006 (AFP) - Fighting between Sri Lankan troops and Tamil Tiger rebels has caused the deaths of at least 200 civilians in the past two months, …
SINGAPORE, Sept 28, 2006 (AFP) - They curled their fingers, raised their arms, and tapped their heads while their throats went dry from hours of shouting. …
MUMBAI, Sept 27, 2006 (AFP) - Indian first quarter gross domestic product data this week is expected to confirm widespread forecasts for Asia's third largest …
September 28 2006 (LBO) – India’s Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited Thursday officially kicked off a 1.8 billion rupee undersea cable unit with Sri …
Sept 28 (LBO) – Japan™s Asia Pacific University (APU) tied up with Sri Lanka™s Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and the ICT Agency this …
Sept 28 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's tea crop production dropped in August on a combination of bad weather and reduced use of fertilizer on estates due to soaring …
September 28, 2006 (LBO) -- The Strategic Enterprise Management Agency (SEMA) and top state bank officials are due to present a comprehensive proposal to the …
Sept 28 (LBO) – The Sri Lankan government said Thursday that it would amend the country’s Finance Companies Act, to allow minimum capital …
Sept 27, 2006 (LBO) - Sri Lankan agri-business company CIC on Tuesday launched an advisory company for plantation firms and smallholders, in efforts to up …
September 27, 2006 (LBO) - Aftershocks of Tuesday's withdrawal of the central bank's standing cash facility has hit short-term treasuries, with Sri Lanka's …
September 27, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is not doing enough to communicate reforms to the masses, making it difficult for investors to do business here, the …
Sept 27, 2006 (LBO) – India's Oil and Natural Gas Corp and British Gas have bought up seismic data on potential oil deposits off Sri Lanka’s west …
Sept 27 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's state oil giant Ceypetco dropped fuel prices on Wednesday to appease trade unions, but has been helped by falling world …
Sept 27, 2006 (AFP) - Hopes for peace in Sri Lanka rose Wednesday after the government revealed Tamil Tigers have agreed to resume face-to-face negotiations …
OSLO, Sept 27, 2006 (AFP) - Norway on Wednesday welcomed an announcement by the Sri Lankan government that the leader of the Tamil Tiger rebels was committed …
COLOMBO, Sept 27, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan war planes bombed a suspected Tamil Tiger training camp as the two sides exchanged artillery attacks across a de …