Sri Lanka obtains USD1.3bn foreign loans in 2016, China leads
June 13, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka obtained 1.3 billion US dollars worth loans as project loans from various bilateral and multilateral development partners …
June 13, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka obtained 1.3 billion US dollars worth loans as project loans from various bilateral and multilateral development partners …
June 12, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s former president Mahinda Rajapaksa says fulfilling the conditions to qualify for GSP+ could cause permanent …
June 09, 2017 (LBO) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a two million dollar grant to finance relief efforts in Sri Lanka following the …
June 09, 2017 (LBO) – The Treasury Operations Department has issued treasury guarantees and sovereign guarantees of 824.73 billion rupees at the end of the …
June 09, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka and Thailand has come to a consensus on a trade in goods Free Trade Agreement before it signs a Strategic Econ …
June 09, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has been living beyond its means, with recurrent expenditure higher than revenue, Governor of Central Bank Indrajit …
Jun 07, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lankan banks are likely to come under increased capital pressure from Basel III-related requirements, Fitch Ratings said in a …
June 07, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s trade gap has widened 34.1 percent to 827.5 million US dollars in March from a year earlier, official data from the …
June 05, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s growth is forecast to accelerate to a 4.7 percent rate in 2017 and 5 percent in 2018, a new World Bank report says. …
Jun 02, 2017 (LBO) – Total vehicle registrations in Sri Lanka fell to 33,438 units in April from 40,021 in March, with declines in all major categories …
Jun 02, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s foreign policy think tank Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute has signed a memorandum of understanding with the MJF …
By Anna Marrs ASEAN and South Asia are building infrastructure at an unprecedented rate. Anyone who travels the capital cities of this region knows it for a …
Jun 01, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s cabinet has approved obtaining of a loan worth 200 million dollars from Pakistan for the financing of priority development …
May 31, 2017 (LBO) – Several state ministers and deputy ministers took oaths before Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena on Wednesday. The …
May 31, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s newly appointed finance minister says to bring sustained investment and growth, Sri Lanka has to ensure peace and …
May 30, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s official flood death toll rose to 177 on Monday as the island sought international assistance. High Commissioners …
May 26, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s new Foreign Minister Ravi Karunanayake who assumed duties at the ministry Thursday pledged to focus on bringing in …
May 26, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s trade deficit widened substantially in the first two months of the year, while a moderation in tourist earnings and a …
May 25, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka will launch its ‘Private Public Partnership (PPP) Unit’ at the upcoming ‘Sri Lanka Investment and Business Conclave …
May 25, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s cabinet has given the go ahead for the implementation of reforms to establish a suitable method to assign …