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. …
Advocata to live stream session on “How can we improve Sri Lanka’s debt sustainability” today
Sep 30, 2020 (LBO) - The Advocata Institute has launched its latest public policy discussion series 'DeepDive'. This series commences with several …
Global coronavirus death toll passes 1Mn
Sep 30, 2020 (LBO) - The world passed a grim milestone this week as the World Health Organization announced that one million people have now died from the …
President steers revival of Export Development Council
Sep 25, 2020 (LBO) - After a lapse of 28 years the Export Development Council (EDC) was convened under the patronage of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime …
‘SriLanka @100’ launched to boost economic prosperity through mid-market firms growth
Sep 24, 2020 (LBO) - Sri Lanka@100, a private sector-led initiative was launched in Colombo on Thursday with the emphasis to enable the island to become a …
Altair clarifies Court order to buyers
Sep 10, 2020 (LBO) - Indocean Developers has informed buyers of Altair apartments that a recent Supreme Court decision relating to a management rights dispute …
Sri Lanka inflation marginally down in June 2020
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 …
ComBank further slashes lending rates
Jun 26, 2020 (LBO) - The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has announced a further lending rate cut, slashing rates by up to 2 percent on all categories of loans in a …
Sri Lanka inaugurates new ADB funded COVID-19 test lab
Jun 25, 2020 (LBO) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has funded the construction and equipment of a new molecular polymerase chain reaction (PCR) laboratory …
SL should aim for V-shaped economic recovery post COVID 19 : Cabraal
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 …
Sri Lanka tourism post COVID-19 – way forward
Jun 24, 2020 (LBO) - Following Sri Lanka’s successful containment of COVID-19, Sri Lanka Tourism has been collaboratively exploring avenues of re-positioning …
President wants media to help preserve national identity and cultural values
Jun 24, 2020 (LBO) - President Gotabaya Rajapaksa highlighted the necessity of right media practice that helps preserving Sri Lankan identity and cultural …
Only the rate cut of CB not enough: Cabraal
Jun 19, 2020 (LBO) - Sri Lanka needs to think out of the box and have a different approach to the present local and world economic crisis stemming from COVID …
Nations Trust Bank offers easy access to your statements
Jun 10, 2020 (LBO) - Nations Trust Bank achieved another “first” in the industry by introducing “Nations Online Statement Platform”. Customers of …
Sri Lanka economy on the mend in 2020 : Will look at new IMF deal
Feb 11, 2020 (LBO) - A revival in economic activity can be expected in 2020 with the support of better fiscal and monetary measures with Sri Lanka also looking …
Coronavirus death toll upto 213 : WHO calls it global virus emergency
Jan 31, 2020 (LBO) - The World Health Organization said the virus represents a risk outside of China and is calling it a global virus emergency. The death toll …
Sri Lanka on Crisis watch list 2020
Jan 31, 2020 (LBO) - Crisis Group, an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organisation committed to preventing and resolving deadly conflict has …
Developing human capital key for SL’s to become upper-middle-income economy
Sep 27, 2019 (LBO) - Sri Lanka needs to invest in people to unlock its productive potential, a senior official said. “People are the most valuable resource …
Swim Week Colombo to showcase Sri Lanka as an international hub
Aug 02, 2019 (LBO) - The fifth edition of OLU Swim Week Colombo will unveil the latest trends in swim and luxury resort wear presented by 9 Sri Lankan …
Disregarded Failures of African Exploration
The exploration of Africa by the British is a level that has been told clip and again, ofttimes in irksome point. We suffer shelves wide-cut of biographies of …