Sri Lankan rupee ends all time low; share prices edge up
October 13, 2006 (LBO) - Sri Lankan rupee closed to a lifetime low Friday, on heavy demand by imports to settle trade bills, while share prices rose as …
October 13, 2006 (LBO) - Sri Lankan rupee closed to a lifetime low Friday, on heavy demand by imports to settle trade bills, while share prices rose as …
October 12, 2006 (LBO) - The Sri Lankan rupee fell to a lifetime low Friday, depreciating just over 3-percent in value against the U.S. dollar, but the Central …
October 12, 2006 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's central bank held rates steady at its October monthly monetary meeting, two weeks after an ad hoc rate rise of 50 basis …
October 11, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's trade deficit expanded 52.4 percent to 2,400 million dollars for the eight months to August, compared with the same …
October 11, 2006 (LBO) - Sri Lanka’s borrowing costs went up half a percentage during the weekly treasury bill auction Wednesday, sparking speculation …
October 11, 2006 (LBO) - Fitch Ratings affirmed Sri Lanka Telecom’s foreign currency debt as 'BB-' negative outlook, while the telco’s local …
October 9, 2006 (LBO) - Sri Lanka plans to issue its maiden 2,000 rupee note on October 17, to keep pace with island’s galloping inflation, the central …
October 5, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka plans to spend more and borrow further next year as expenses for defence hardware and fuel related subsidies escalate. …
October 3, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's economy has beaten most forecasts to lodge a 'near' 8.0 percent growth for the first nine months, the secretary of …
October 3, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka may miss its ambitious target of attracting a billion dollars in foreign investments and instead end the year with …
Sept 29, 2006 (LBO) - The Finance Company Ltd (TFC) gets ‘BBB- (lka)’ national long-term rating from Fitch for its upcoming 500 million rupee …
Sept 29, 2006 (LBO) - Fitch Ratings Lanka Friday affirmed its AA (lka) rating for NDB Bank following its merger with NDB Housing Bank. NDB tookover the assets …
September 29, 2006 (LBO) – Consumer prices in Sri Lanka rose to 15.4 percent in Sept from 15.3 percent in August, the Census & Statistics Dept said …
September 29, 2006 (LBO) – Two key agencies that prepare Sri Lanka’s national accounts, are working towards compiling a single set of numbers, to …
September 28, 2006 (LBO) - Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Thursday hiked short term rates by 50 basis points, two days after shutting the bank’s …
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 …
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 …
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 26, 2006 (LBO) -- In a major policy shift, Sri Lanka's central bank Tuesday allowed the rate at which it injects overnight cash, to move above its …