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Money printing US adds 40 mln in emergency food aid
WASHINGTON, April 29, 2008 (AFP) – The United States on Tuesday released 40 million dollars in emergency aid for the World Food Program (WFP) to help deal with the growing global food crisis affecting the poorest nations. The funds from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), will be added to 200 million dollars […]
‘s Murali plans to teach magic to young spinners
April 30, 2008 (AFP) – Record-breaking Sri Lankan bowler Muttiah Muralitharan said Wednesday he plans to team up with Indian counterpart Anil Kumble to coach spinners when he retires from international cricket.“I will do a little bit for the game, not for money but for enjoyment,” Muralitharan told the Mumbai-based Daily News and Analysis newspaper. […]
Sri Lanka central bank tightens money targets
April 30, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s central bank has tightened reserve money targets as 12-month inflation hit a new high of 25.0 percent in the capital Colombo on a new index while an older index showed an increase of 29.9 percent in April. The US has increasingly come under fire for firing a global […]
Sri Lanka central bank says will maintain tight policy
April 30, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s central bank will continue to maintain tight monetary policy to cope with the current economic turmoil, uncertainty and high prices, a senior official said. “Monetary policy will continue to be tight,” said Ranee Jayamaha, deputy governor of the Central Bank said Wednesday. “The exchange rate and the interest […]
Sri Lanka Sinhala news service, central bank talks economics online
April 28, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s pioneer Unicode Sinhala news portal, Vimasuma.com and the Central Bank has teamed up to produce a series of educational discussions targeted at economics students and the public. The multimedia discussion series which can be viewed online at www.vimasuma.com is aimed at economics teachers, students of economics and others […]
Federal Reserve under fire as commodity bubble wreaks chaos; WSJ says Bernanke addicted to printing
April 30, 2008 (LBO) – The Federal Reserve money printing that has fired a commodity bubble causing malnutrition and food riots in poor countries is increasingly coming under fire, with mainstream media adding their voice to a growing flood of critics. After the sub-prime bubble started to unravel last July the Fed has cut rates […]
Sri Lanka 3-month yields fall
April 29, 2008 (LBO) — Sri Lanka’s benchmark 3-month Treasury bills fell 16 basis points to 18.51 percent, with the government re-selling 9 billion out of 11 billion rupees of maturing bills, the public debt office said.The public debt office, which is a unit of the country’s central bank, said the remaining bills were retired. […]
Sri Lanka business looks to manage interest, exchange volatility
April 29, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s top business chamber is hosting a forum to provide deeper understanding of exchange rate and interest rate hedging amidst high volatility seen in recent years.“Sri Lanka has been experiencing chronic high interest rates and frequent exchange rate fluctuations and this has become a hotly debated topic in both […]
‘s stocks close marginally lower
April 29, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan stocks closed lower Tuesday with investor sentiment gloomy owing to war jitters and a fall in the price of heavyweight John Keells Holdings, brokers said. Market activity was lower with trade volume less than ten million shares. Total turnover was 239.8 million rupees. Colombo Stock Exchange All Share […]
May Day
April 29, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s main private sector retirement fund has made billions real losses in in 2007 as the state used the monetary system to inflate away debt at the expense of the private sector workers in the country, the latest data shows. The Wall Street Journal this week slammed the Fed […]