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Starry Nights
After weeks of frenzied speculation, maneuvering and an advertising blitz, Grant McCann Erickson clinched the campaign of the year, at the Sri Lanka …
Tall Order
The accord sets out specific time bound targets including detailed mechanism to monitor progress and also represents ADB quote s long-term commitment …
Picking Up Lost Time
Spearheaded by the Labour Ministry, the initiative will be in the form of a five-year rolling plan, a draft policy of which has already been drawn …
Double Issue
The company plans to use the funds to help finance its two power projects in Matara and Horana. rnThe group will issue Rs. 200 mn worth of two-year …
Building Bridges
Finance Minister K N Choksy told a Norwegian Aid delegation headed by Olav Kjorven, Deputy Minister of Development Cooperation that a systematic …
Poor Outlook
ldblquote 2001 was one of the worst years in terms of economic performance. Poor monetary and fiscal management was compounded by a series of …
Breaking Boundaries
Suntel wOw has signed up with Dialog, Celltel and Mobitel enabling its portal users to send SMS to these networks. rnrnHowever, Celltel and Mobitel …
Poor Show
The bank is also planning to raise Rs. 1 bn to its Tier II capital ratio through a debt instrument or preference shares, to improve its total capital …
Hear Us
The system of policy and law enactment has come under fire, for its lack of transparency and closed-door attitude to open discussion and …
Money To Fish
A Norwegian team of consultants are due this week to negotiate funding for coastal economy development, Finance Minister, K N Choksy told Lanka …
Future Proof
Speaking to LBO, Intel quote s GM endash Channels South Asia, Amar Babu said though Sri Lanka was behind Bangladesh in terms of sales, it was the …
Helping Hand
The Manila based bank, which funded economic development and poverty alleviation projects worth US$ 2.7 bn during its 34 years stint in Sri Lanka, …
Small Openings
On the cards are a higher ownership limits on foreign stakes in financial services including banks and insurance companies. rnPresently, foreign …
Too Hot
The competition is not unique to Sri Lanka, notes visiting CIMA President Bruce Epsley. ldblquote Other rival courses are also offering university …
Short Cut
The government presently runs a two-tier tax system where provincial councils charges a 1 percent Turnover Tax (TT) while the Inland Revenue charges …
Colombo Goes Online
Colombo is the latest station on the Emirates network to receive the on-line booking facility, which also allows travellers to check seat …
Mini Rally
The rupee depreciated by around 20cts from Rs. 94.70 to Rs. 94.90 against the greenback, during the mid-day trading today. rnrnThe Central Bank has …
Passing The Buck
ldblquote The request will be made to the Secretary Treasury, shortly. Our auditors PWC [PricewaterhouseCoopers] has informed us that a provision …
No Way
IPBCC or India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Ceylon Conference, representing 14 shipping lines serving the region has proposed an increase of US$ 300 and …
Unshackling Prices
The removal of government regulation of drug prices will be a temporary measure for a period of six months to be reviewed afterwards. rnrnThe …
Dry Spell
Bad weather took production figures for January down by 5 percent to 25 mn kilos, over last January quote s record volume of 27 mn kilos. Brokers …
Decreasing
The bank said it offered and accepted bids for Rs. 5.569 bn. rnrnThree-month notes slipped six basis points to 12.66 percent, six month treasuries …