US Embassy explains next steps for MCC grant
Nov 06, 2019 (LBO) – With presidential elections approaching, the United States anticipates working toward grant signing and parliamentary approval with the …
Nov 06, 2019 (LBO) – With presidential elections approaching, the United States anticipates working toward grant signing and parliamentary approval with the …
Nov 06, 2019 (LBO) - Fitch Ratings has assigned Singer Finance (Lanka) PLC's (SFL, BBB(lka)/Stable) proposed Sri Lanka rupee-denominated senior unsecured …
Nov 05, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) today filed an action in the Colombo Fort Magistrate Court against W.K.H. …
Nov 05, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's economy remains vulnerable to adverse shocks given the high public debt and low reserves, the International Monetary Fund …
Nov 05, 2019 (LBO) - The Sri Lankan economy is projected to grow by around 3.5 percent in real terms in 2020, a new Central Bank report says. "The growth is …
Nov 05, 2019 (LBO) - The Central Bank says that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) including loans to projects approved by the Board of Investment (BOI), …
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon was recently presented the award for ‘Sri Lanka’s Best Bank in 2019’ by the USA-based Global Finance magazine at the 26th …
Nov 02, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Central Bank should maintain a data-dependent monetary policy, completing the sixth review of the country’s extended …
LankaPropertyWeb's (LPW) With Colombo city turning into a business hub more than a residential area, recent studies of LankaPropertyWeb (LPW) show that …
Oct 30, 2019 (LBO) – The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has identified twelve (12) areas as priority areas for Sri Lanka's economic development in the 2020-25 …
October 29, 2019 (LBO) - Colombo Stock Exchange listed Asian Hotels and Properties (AHPL) reported a modest profit in the quarter ended September 30th. AHPL is …
Oct 29, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers today approved the implementation of 480 million US dollars MCC grant that consists of grant funds …
Oct 29, 2019 (LBO) - Advocata, a local think tank has welcomed the recommendation to include representatives of the Attorney General’s (AG) Department at …
October 25, 2019 (LBO) - Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) listed John Keells Hotels PLC (KHL), the subsidiary of John Keells Holdings (JKH) which owns resort …
Oct 24, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is ranked as 99th out of 190 countries with a score of 61.8 in Doing Business 2020 report released by the World Bank. The …
Oct 24, 2019 (LBO) – First Capital Research recommends investors to increase overall fixed income portfolio exposure to 50 percent from 45 percent. The firm …
Oct 23, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera today presented the Vote of Account for the first four months of 2020 in the …
Oct 22, 2019 (LBO) - Sri Lanka’s National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) increased to 5 percent from 3.4 percent recorded in August on a year-on-year basis, the …
Oct 21, 2019 (LBO) – The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global policy setter on Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism …
By Jekhan Aruliah The opening, strictly speaking the re-opening, of Jaffna International Airport (IATA airport code JAF) in October 2019 was one of the more …