Economists urge decisive action to prevent emerging Sri Lankan debt crisis
Oct 02, 2020 (LBO ) - A panel of eminent economists urged that the Government take credible and decisive action to prevent a painful debt crisis in Sri Lanka. …
Oct 02, 2020 (LBO ) - A panel of eminent economists urged that the Government take credible and decisive action to prevent a painful debt crisis in Sri Lanka. …
Sep 30, 2020 (LBO) - The Advocata Institute has launched its latest public policy discussion series 'DeepDive'. This series commences with several …
Dilani Hirimuthugodage, IPS This month, the National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol (NATA) announced the drafting of legislation to ban the sale of single …
“Sri Lanka Socio Economic Data – 2020”, the annually published data folder of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, is now available for public information. The …
Sep 15, 2020 (LBO) - Economies across developing Asia will contract this year for the first time in nearly six decades but recovery will resume next …
Sep 04, 2020 (LBO) - The newly elected President of the Council for Business with Britain says efforts will primarily be focused on enhancing business and …
Aug 20, 2020 (LBO) – The Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, at its meeting held on 19 August 2020, has decided to maintain the SDFR and the …
Aug 19, 2020 (LBO) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa stated that the structures of the State Ministries were formulated with the intention of building a people …
Aug 19, 2020 (LBO) – First Capital Research (FCR) says that the Central Bank either can choose to hold policy rates steady or cut by 25 bps or 50 bps while a …
Aug 18, 2020 (LBO) - CEAT Kelani Holdings has announced that in response to the Government's policies to develop domestic industry, it has stepped up capacity …
Aug 06, 2020 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's GDP growth rate for the first quarter of 2020 has been estimated as 1.6 percent of negative growth rate, when compared to the …
Jul 23, 2020 (LBO) - The Tile & Sanitaryware Importers Association (TSIA), Sri Lanka’s main body established to address the grievances of tile and …
Jul 09, 2020 (LBO) – The Monetary Board of the Central Bank has decided to reduce the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending Facility …
Jul 06, 2020 (LBO) - The Central Bank, in consultation with the Government of Sri Lanka, has introduced the Saubagya Covid-19 Renaissance Loan Scheme to …
Jul 02, 2020 (LBO) - The year on year inflation as measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) is 3.9 percent in June 2020 and inflation calculated …
Jun 30, 2020 (LBO) – First Capital Research (FCR) believes that there is a higher likelihood of 90% that CBSL may provide a rate cut to ensure the continued …
Jun 25, 2020 (LBO) - Ajith Nivard Cabraal, advisor to the Prime Minister on Economic Affairs says that Sri Lanka should aim for V-shaped economic recovery and …
Jun 19, 2020 (LBO) – First Capital Research allocates a policy rate cut expectation of 100bps bringing the SDFR and SLFR to 4.50% and 5.50%, respectively. …
Jun 19, 2020 (LBO) - Developing Asia will barely grow in 2020 as containment measures to address the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic hamper economic …
Jun 16, 2020 (LBO) – The Monetary Board of the Central Bank has decided to reduce the Statutory Reserve Ratio (SRR) applicable on all rupee deposit …