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India wants 187 items removed from Sri Lanka’s negative list that gives protection to 1,180 items
Sri Lanka and India will meet in mid August for another round of hard bargaining on the Indo-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (ISLFTA).Sri Lanka and India will meet in mid August for another round of hard bargaining on the Indo-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (ISLFTA). The three day meetings starting on August 16 will end […]
The World Bank lends US$ 64.7 mn for agro and community development projects in the North & East.
The World Bank has come forward with a US$ 64.7 mn loan to finance agro and community development projects in the North & East. The World Bank has come forward with a US$ 64.7 mn loan to finance agro and community development projects in the North & East. The funds will be channeled through the […]
Cash rich National Savings Bank bought up Rs. 60 mn worth of securitised paper last week, locking its returns for up to one year.
Cash rich National Savings Bank bought up Rs. 60 mn worth of securitised paper last week, locking its returns for up to one year.Cash rich National Savings Bank bought up Rs. 60 mn worth of securitised paper last week, locking its returns for up to one year. Ceylease Financial Services and People’s Merchant Bank issued […]
Midas Touch
Haycarb, the 68 percent owned subsidiary of the conglomerate Hayleys Group, plans to set up shop in Indonesia, while a surge in world gold prices swells its bottomline.Haycarb, the 68 percent owned subsidiary of the conglomerate Hayleys Group, plans to set up shop in Indonesia, while a surge in world gold prices swells its bottomline. […]
Biscuit Treat
The corporate sector took a whacking, as state educationists say they need more than the right noises and more private sector involvement to provide services in rural schools.The corporate sector took a whacking, as state educationists say they need more than the right noises and more private sector involvement to provide services in rural schools. […]
Strategic Act
Senior Presidential Advisor Mano Tittawella on Wednesday told a conference hall full of donor agency representatives that a draft bill to set up the Strategic Enterprises Management Agency (SEMA) is being pushed through to give legal teeth to its reform agenda.Senior Presidential Advisor Mano Tittawella on Wednesday told a conference hall full of donor agency […]
Joint Effort
The Securities watchdog has asked the Institute of Chartered Accountants to incorporate the SEC’s views into the ICASL’s corporate governance code. The Securities watchdog has asked the Institute of Chartered Accountants to incorporate the SEC’s views into the ICASL’s corporate governance code. The Securities & Exchange Commission says the changes should be made within the […]
Sri Lanka may lose hard won access concessions into the EU market, if local labour laws are not liberalised fast.
Sri Lanka may lose hard won access concessions into the EU market, if local labour laws are not liberalised fast.Sri Lanka may lose hard won access concessions into the EU market, if local labour laws are not liberalised fast. Sri Lanka won export tariff reductions into the European Union in January this year based on […]
Donors want a joint aid group that was set up last year, to get moving to better plan aid and ensure funds go down to the levels its meant to reach.
Donors want a joint aid group that was set up last year and including government, to get moving to better plan aid and ensure funds go down to the levels its meant to reach.Donors want a joint aid group that was set up last year and including government, to get moving to better plan aid […]
Six-month tourist arrivals to the paradise isle are slightly wobbly, responding to the peace sensitivity index, but are on track with year-end expectations.
Six-month tourist arrivals to the paradise isle are slightly wobbly, responding to the peace sensitivity index, but are on track with year-end expectations. Six-month tourist arrivals to the paradise isle are slightly wobbly, responding to the peace sensitivity index, but are on track with year-end expectations. June’s month on month tourist arrivals showed only a […]