Private sector keen to join mobilization of domestic investment for SDGs
For mobilizing domestic investment for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Government needs to develop different schemes of blended finance, …
For mobilizing domestic investment for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Government needs to develop different schemes of blended finance, …
Feb 21, 2020 (LBO) – Secretary to the President, P B Jayasundera has informed COPE Chairman and JVP Parliamentarian Sunil Handunnetti that it is the …
By the Economic Intelligence Unit of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce: The outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) is having its toll on the global economy …
Feb 20, 2020 (LBO) – Total exports of the country recorded US$ 16.14 Bn in 2019, which comprised of US$ 11.94 Bn Merchandise exports and USD 4.2 Bn of …
Feb 19, 2020 (LBO) – First Capital Research expects Sri Lanka's foreign reserves to fall to around 7 billion US dollars by June this year due to the debt …
Feb 18, 2020 (LBO) - The deficit in the trade account widened in December 2019 to US dollars 784 million, from US dollars 701 million in December 2018, led by …
Feb 14, 2020 (LBO) – A National Salaries Commission has been established to provide guidance and assistance to the Government in formulating and executing a …
Sri Lanka currently ranks 104 out of 162 countries for Economic Freedom (Economic Freedom of the World Index, 2019). This is a 7 step drop from last year’s …
Feb 11, 2020 (LBO) - A revival in economic activity can be expected in 2020 with the support of better fiscal and monetary measures with Sri Lanka also looking …
Leaders in this new age need to inspire, engage and lead with optimism. Digital leadership is about empowering others to lead and creating self-organized teams …
Feb 08, 2020 (LBO) – IMF staff concluding a visit to Sri Lanka said that the country's primary deficit could widen further to 1.9 percent of GDP in 2020, due …
Feb 07, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s gross official reserves were 7.5 billion US dollars (USD7,526mn) by the end of January, down from 7.6 billion US dollars …
Feb 01, 2020 (LBO) – Headline inflation as measured by the year-on-year change in the Colombo Consumer Price Index increased to 5.4 percent in January 2020 …
Jan 31, 2020 (LBO) – The World Bank and Sri Lanka has identified several new areas of development cooperation in addition to the World Bank-funded existing …
Jan 30, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's economic growth will exceed 4 percent in 2020 as there has been a notable improvement in business confidence caused by …
Jan 28, 2020 (LBO) – Former Chairman of the COPE Committee, JVP Parliamentarian Sunil Handunnetti has written to the President requesting that the law be …
Nipuni Perera Advances in technology have made nearshoring - the practice of shifting production operations to a nearby country closer to the end market - and …
Jan 22, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Finance Ministry announced the list of tax changes introduced in the proposed Inland Revenue Amendment Bill which is to be …
Jan 22, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's headline inflation as measured by the year-on-year change in the National Consumer Price Index increased to 6.2 percent in …
Jan 21, 2020 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Cabinet of Ministers have approved the proposal to amend the Inland Revenue Act to reflect new tax proposals introduced by …