Minting Money
September 11, 2006 (LBO) -- Sri Lanka's Central Bank is spearheading a campaign to push up foreign exchange remittance from countrymen residing overseas, in an …
September 11, 2006 (LBO) -- Sri Lanka's Central Bank is spearheading a campaign to push up foreign exchange remittance from countrymen residing overseas, in an …
Sept 11, 2006 – (LBO) Sri Lanka's recent economic growth performance fits well with the underlying theme of the upcoming Commonwealth Finance Ministers' …
Sept 11, 2006 (LBO) – Oil will feature high on the agenda when Commonwealth finance ministers meet in Colombo, with delegates due to share ideas on how …
Sept 11, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops and Tamil Tigers traded artillery fire across the island's northeast Monday, a day after the guerrillas accused the …
NEW DELHI, Sept 11, 2006 (AFP) - British supermarket giant Tesco and Bharti Enterprises are to wrap up talks by October 10 that could bring the first overseas …
Sept 10, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka said Sunday that its troops had killed scores of Tamil Tiger rebels in fierce weekend fighting in the northern Jaffna peninsula …
Sept 10, 2006 (AFP) - Troops and Tamil Tigers fought fierce battles in northern Sri Lanka Sunday, leaving scores killed, officials said as the rebels accused …
Sept 10, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's domestic cricketers will get a handsome raise in match fees for the coming season in a bid to make local competition more …
WASHINGTON, Sept 10, 2006 (AFP) - Six decades after it was created to inject stability into the ruins of the post-war financial system, the IMF is today trying …
TOKYO, Sept 10, 2006 (AFP) - Asian nations want to wield more power at the International Monetary Fund and other global forums to reflect their growing …
PARIS, Sept 10, 2006 (AFP) - The IMF, World Bank and G7 finance ministers will say that the world economy has a vibrant heartbeat when they meet next week in …
PARIS, Sept 10, 2006 (AFP) - The "third oil shock", as some have dubbed the tripling of oil prices since 2002, has been remarkably well-absorbed by the world …
MUMBAI, Sept 10, 2006 (AFP) - Patchy monsoon rains in India this summer have led analysts to downgrade forecasts for farm growth, but full-year projections for …
NEW DELHI, Sept 10, 2006 (AFP) - US cola giant PepsiCo has put the head of its India operations in front of TV cameras as it opens a new front in its drive to …
Sept 9, 2006 (AFP) - At least 26 troops were killed and over 125 wounded Saturday in new fighting as Tamil rebels resisted an army advance into guerrilla-held …
September 8, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Friday flagged off construction work on a road project which links the tsunami hit coastlines from the south up to …
Sept 8, 2006 (AFP) - Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels placed a body in a booby-trapped taxi that exploded Friday in northern Sri Lanka, wounding six people, police …
Sept 8, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's peace broker Norway came under a scathing attack from the media here Friday amid diplomatic moves to inject new life to a …
SINGAPORE, Sept 8, 2006 (AFP) - Singapore, which has been criticized for its cold efficiency and indifferent service, is putting on a happy face as it prepares …
SINGAPORE, Sept 8, 2006 (AFP) - Singapore will mount its biggest ever internal security operation and clamp down on all street protests when it hosts a global …